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Apoptosis rate of cumulus cells can be considered as an indicator for the selection of embryos to improve ongoing pregnancy and implantation rates.

2014

Cumulus cells apoptosis rate an adjunct to morphology evaluation for the embryo selection on day 3 could be considered a new tool, compared with embryo selection by morphology alone, to select the embryos with higher implantation potential to increase the clinical outcomes after ICSI. Several studies have demonstrated a lower cumulus cell apoptotic rates in women who achieved pregnancy compared with women who did not become pregnant after ICSI. A prospective randomized observational study on 76 ICSI patients was performed before Ovum Pick-Up. Patients were randomized into either the control group (embryo selection by morphology only, A group: 48 patients) or the treatment group (morphology …