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. 2020 Nov 4:11:528424.
doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.528424. eCollection 2020.

Developmental Potential of Abnormally Fertilized Oocytes and the Associated Clinical Outcomes

Xiao Chen  1 , Shuai Shi  1 , Jiating Mao  1 , Libo Zou  1 , Keda Yu  1
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Developmental Potential of Abnormally Fertilized Oocytes and the Associated Clinical Outcomes

Xiao Chen et al. Front Physiol. .

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the embryo development potential of extending the culture of abnormally fertilized zygotes with no pronuclear (0PN), monopronuclear (1PN), and poor-quality day 3 embryos and to determine the associated clinical outcomes. This is a retrospective study performed between January 2014 and May 2018 at Jinhua People's Hospital. The normal developed embryos and the abnormal 0PN, 1PN, and poor-quality day 3 embryos were cultured to day 5 or 6 for embryo transfer. Clinical outcomes resulting from abnormal embryos and normally developed embryos were compared. A total of 6466 embryos (1542 0PN, 852 1PN, and 4072 poor-quality day 3 embryos) from 831 treatment cycles were cultured to the blastocyst stage. The total blastulation rate was 17.3% (1121/6466) with 18.2% in 0PN, 26.1% in 1PN, and 15.2% in poor-quality day 3 embryos. The rate for good-quality blastocyst formation was 9.5% (616/6466) with 11.2% in 0PN group, 14.8% in 1PN group, and 7.8% in poor-quality day 3 embryos, respectively. Blastulation rates of 0PN and 1PN derived from intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) were significantly lower compared with the in vitro fertilization group. A total of 243 cycles were transferred with blastocysts originating from abnormal embryos, resulting in 109 (44.9%) clinical pregnancies and 19 (17.4%) miscarriages; in the control group, a total of 350 cycles resulted in 214 (61.1%) clinical pregnancies and 18 (8.4%) miscarriages. The live birth rate was significantly lower in the abnormal embryo group than that in the control group. Collectively, conventional in vitro fertilization derived 0PN and 1PN zygotes, not ICSI, together with day 3 embryos with poor quality, that were able to reach the blastocyst stage and produce a fair pregnancy rate and live birth rate.

Keywords: blastocyst; discarded embryo; extending culture; monopronuclear; pregnant rate.

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