Artificial oocyte activation with calcium ionophore allowed fertilization and pregnancy in a couple with long-term unexplained infertility where the female partner had diminished EGG reserve and failure to fertilize oocytes despite intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 263-265

  Check, J H ^a   Summers Chase, D ^a   Cohen, R ^a   Brasile, D ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial oocyte activation; Calcium ionophore; Diminished egg reserve; Minimal stimulation; Normal sperm

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM IONOPHORE; FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL ACTIVATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETAL WELL BEING; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARIAN RESERVE; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CALCIUM; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; IONOPHORES; MALE; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PROTEINS; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 78650259388     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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