Affiliation:
1. Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Abstract
Embryo morphology and morphokinetics have been studied for their association with euploid embryos. However, the results are controversial, especially in the advanced-aged women group, when the risk of aneuploidy increases significantly. This prospective cohort study evaluated the association between embryo development between day-3 cleavage and day-5 blastocyst stages and euploidy rates, determined using preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A). Embryos from women aged 35 years and above who underwent intracytoplasmic sperm injections and PGT-A were studied. Day-3 cleavage-stage embryos were evaluated for their cell number, and day-5 blastocyst-stage embryos were evaluated for their morphological grade. Embryo development from day 3 to day 5 was categorized as either good or poor development and evaluated for its association with the PGT-A results. We evaluated 325 embryos from 101 infertile couples. It was found that 55.17% of blastocysts with good development and 29.83% with poor development were euploid. A significant association was found between embryo development and euploidy rates in advanced-aged women (p < 0.001). Also, there were significantly higher rates of euploid embryos with good blastocyst morphological grades, especially blastocyst expansion grades and trophectoderm grades. In conclusion, embryo morphokinetics shows promising results in predicting euploidy in advanced female age.
Funder
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
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