Open AccessAssisted oocyte activation effects on the morphokinetic pattern of derived embryos
Author(s) -
Meritxell Martínez,
Mercé Durbán,
Josep Santaló,
Amelia Rodríguez,
Rita Vassena
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1573-7330
pISSN - 1058-0468
DOI - 10.1007/s10815-020-02025-9
Subject(s) - intracytoplasmic sperm injection , embryo , andrology , oocyte activation , oocyte , human fertilization , embryogenesis , biology , embryo transfer , embryo quality , blastocyst , in vitro fertilisation , microbiology and biotechnology , anatomy , medicine
Assisted oocyte activation (AOA) can restore fertilization rates after IVF/ICSI cycles with fertilization failure. AOA is an experimental technique, and its downstream effects remain poorly characterized. Clarifying the relationship between AOA and embryo, morphokinetics could offer complementary insights into the quality and viability of the embryos obtained with this technique. The aim of this study is to compare the preimplantation morphokinetic development of embryos derived from ICSI-AOA (experimental group) vs. ICSI cycles (control group).