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Assisted Reproduction
IVF and ICSI compared in sibling oocytes from PCOS patients
June 23rd, 2005
A recent study conducted in Taiwan "[compared] the fertilization rate and embryonic development of oocytes randomly inseminated by conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and normozoospermic semen during IVF cycles." "Sibling oocytes were randomized to be inseminated either by ICSI or IVF. Fertilization rate (2 pronuclei/COC), day 2 embryonic morphology, and rate of development were assessed," wrote J.L. Hwang and colleagues, Shin Kong Wu Ho Su Memorial Hospital. "A total of 1,089 cumulus-oocyte complexes (COC) were collected in 60 cycles (mean±SD,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-23)
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