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Relationship of polar bodies morphology to embryo quality
This study was conducted in hopes to find a method to forecast the quality of embryo derived from reproductive technology. 355 patients that were undergoing In-Vitro Fertilisation or Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) were a part of this study. From these patients 3048 zygotes were extracted and placed into two groups; intact or fragmented.
The oocyte was extracted 37 to 28 hours after recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin administration followed immediately by the collection of semen sample. The semen sample was then treated and prepared for fertilisation of the oocyte. The zygotes were recruited after 16 to 18 hours and their polar bodies examined and placed into their respective groups based on morphology. The development of the zygotes were then closely studied and graded against systems such as the Istanbul consensus and Gardner's grading system.
At the conclusion of the study it was deduced that the zygotes with intact polar bodies performed remarkably better than those with fragmented polar bodies. During the third day the intact polar body group had better embryo rates, blastocyst rates and available embryo rates. The pregnancy rate and implantation rate of the two groups however were found to have no differences.
Microdroplet In Vitro Fertilization Can Reduce the Number of Spermatozoa Necessary for Fertilizing Oocytes
During In vitro fertilisation (IVF) usually a large sample of spermatozoa is needed. In the female body only a few spermatozoa reach the oocyte. This study introduces the idea of micro droplet IVF in hopes of mimicking the in vivo conditions and lowering the amount of spermatozoa needed. Mice were used as the subjects for all the experiments performed and the procedures were conducted using HTF fertilisation medium.
This study involved several counterparts where each experiment tackled different factors that may affect the microdroplet IVF procedure. The microdroplets conprised of only one microlitre containing either 5, 10, 20 or 50 spermatozoa in comparison to the usual 80 - 500 microlitres. Each of the experiments were replicated four times using spermatozoa from different males and either cyropreserved or fresh samples. The first experiment tested the effects that the cumulus cells, GSH and sperm number, the second on varying numbers of oocytes and spermatozoa, third on the effect of using cyropreserved sperm, the fourth on the effects of using volumes of suspension larger than the optimal for the preparation of the cyropreserved sperm and the fifth was to ensure normal development of embryo.
The study was deemed successful where as little as 5 spermatozoa could fertilise an oocyte. The rate of success was also found to be heightened depending on factors, for example the presence of cumulus cells was found to be beneficial to the spermatozoa fertilisation rate. Microdroplet IVF could be the alternative pathway for those who have depleted numbers of spermatozoa due to factors such as age, genetic conditions or damages to sperm over time.
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