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ArticleScientific reports2021

Time-lapse monitoring of fertilized human oocytes focused on the incidence of 0PN embryos in conventional in vitro fertilization cycles.

Tatsuya Kobayashi, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Kumiko Ishii, Asuka Sato, Natsuko Nakamura, Yoshiko Saito, Hisataka Hasegawa, Maki Fujita, Akira Mitsuhashi, Makio Shozu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tatsuya KobayashiDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan. tatsu.kobayashi@chiba-u.jp.
Hiroshi IshikawaDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
Kumiko IshiiDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
Asuka SatoDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
Natsuko NakamuraDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
Yoshiko SaitoDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
Hisataka HasegawaKanagawa Ladies Clinic, Yokohama, 221-0822, Japan.
Maki FujitaTakahashi Women's Clinic, Chiba, 260-0028, Japan.
Akira MitsuhashiDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
Makio ShozuDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
Chiba University · JPDokkyo Medical University · JPYokohama Rosai Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aimed to investigate why the incidence of embryos derived from oocytes with no pronuclei (0PN) decreases using time-lapse monitoring (TLM) versus fixed-point assessment in conventional IVF cycles. We analyzed 514 embryos monitored with TLM 6-9 h after insemination and 144 embryos monitored using microscopic assessment 18-21 h after insemination. The primary endpoint of this study was the incidence of 0PN-derived embryos in short insemination followed by TLM. The secondary endpoint was the duration of insemination. As exploratory endpoints, we analyzed the blastulation rate and cryo-warmed blastocyst transfer outcome of embryos with early PN fading, whereby PN disappeared within < 20 h following the initiation of insemination. The incidence of 0PN-derived embryo reduced more significantly through TLM than through fixed-point observation. The microscopic assessment time was more significantly delayed in the 0PN-derived embryo than that in the 2PN-derived embryo. The embryo with early PN fading formed good-quality blastocysts, and their pregnancy outcomes were similar to those of other embryos. Most 0PN-derived embryos in the fixed-point assessment might have resulted from missed observation of PN appearance in the early-cleaved embryos. TLM or strict laboratory schedule management may reduce 0PN-derived embryos by reducing missed PN observations.

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Cell NucleusTime-Lapse ImagingBlastocystCohort StudiesEmbryo Culture TechniquesEmbryo TransferFemaleFertilization in VitroHumansMaleOocytesPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeRetrospective Studies

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PMID34552114
PMCPMC8458381
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