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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
Volume 104, Issue 3, Pages 226-229Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.11.008
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Assisted reproduction outcome; Embryo quality; Fertilization rate; First polar body; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Oocyte quality
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Objectives: To evaluate the influence of the morphology of the first polar body (PB) on intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcomes. Methods: The morphology of the first PB was assessed in 3177 metaphase 11 oocytes and classified as: intact and normal size, fragmented, or enlarged size. The rates of fertilization, cleavage, and embryo quality were evaluated on day 2. Results: The rates of fertilization, cleavage, and formation of good quality embryos resulting from the insemination of oocytes with an enlarged first PB (20.7%, 18.7%, and 5.0%, respectively) were significantly lower than those for oocytes with an intact first PB of normal size (70.8%, 62.5%, and 19%, respectively) or a fragmented first PB (69.7%, 60.5%, and 17.1%, respectively). Rates did not differ significantly between oocytes with an intact first PB of normal size and oocytes with a fragmented first PB (P>0.05). Conclusions: The presence of an enlarged PB is related to poorer rates of fertilization, cleavage, and top quality embryos. However, identification of first PB fragmentation does not seem to interfere with ICSI outcomes. (C) 2008 International Federation ofGynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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