Relationship between first polar body morphology before intracytoplasmic sperm injection and fertilization rate, cleavage rate, and embryo quality

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 226-229

  Navarro, Paula Andrea ^a   de Araújo, Maria Medeiros ^a   de Araújo, Carlos Medeiros ^a   Rocha, Marcelo ^a   dos Reis, Rosana ^a   Martins, Wellington ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction outcome; Embryo quality; Fertilization rate; First polar body; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Oocyte quality

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; NAFARELIN; NAFARELIN ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; RELISER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FOLLICULAR ASPIRATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METAPHASE; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CYTOLOGY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEIOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICROSCOPY; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 66549089247     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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