The Strategy of Group Embryo Culture Based on Pronuclear Pattern on Blastocyst Development: a Two Center Analysis

Overview

Journal J Assist Reprod Genet

Publisher Springer

Specialties Genetics
Reproductive Medicine

Date 2014 Sep 28

PMID 25261353

Citations 12

Authors

Liliana Restelli

Alessio Paffoni

Laura Corti

Elisa Rabellotti

Alice Mangiarini

Paola Vigano

Edgardo Somigliana

Enrico Papaleo

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Abstract

Purpose: To compare two embryo grouping strategies.

Methods: Retrospective time-course analysis in two different centres. Two culture protocols were used at the zygote stage: "Random Group" in which zygotes were randomly grouped and "Definite Group" in which zygotes were grouped based on pronuclear pattern. Embryo culture was extended to blastocyst stage. Primary and secondary outcomes were respectively the blastulation rate and the cumulative clinical pregnancy and implantation rates.

Result(s): A similar blastulation rate [42 and 41% day (5 + 6) blastocysts] was obtained in the two groups. Conversely, after adjusting for baseline and cycle variables, cumulative pregnancy [adjusted Odds Ratio = 2.10 (95%CI: 1.08-4.07)] and implantation [adjusted Odds Ratio = 1.78 (95%CI: 1.06-2.97)] rates were significantly higher in the "Random Group" compared to the "Definite Group".

Conclusion(s): Two strategies of group culture gave similar results in terms of blastulation rate but the random grouping of zygotes improves pregnancy and implantation rates in IVF-cycles.

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