Open AccessEmbryo blastulation and quality between days 5 and 6 of extended embryo culture
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Nguyen,
Emily A. Jacobs,
Karen M. Summers,
Amy E.T. Sparks,
Bradley J. Van Voorhis,
Violet E. Klenov,
Eyup Hakan Duran
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/s10815-021-02156-7
Subject(s) - blastula , embryo , reproductive medicine , andrology , embryo quality , embryo culture , biology , gynecology , human genetics , genetics , medicine , embryogenesis , pregnancy , gene , gastrulation
This study aims to know what proportion of culture day 5 pre-blastocyst-stage embryos develop into blastocysts by culture day 6 and what patient and cycle characteristics are associated with delayed blastocyst formation.