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01-07-2016 | Assisted Reproduction Technologies

The association between multinucleated blastomeres and poor ovarian response under the Bologna criteria

Authors: Johnny S. Younis, Vicky Yazdi, Ido Izhaki, Moshe Ben-Ami

Published in: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics | Issue 7/2016

Abstract

Purpose

To investigate the occurrence of multinucleated blastomeres (MNB) in poor ovarian response (POR) women defined under the Bologna criteria.

Methods

This observational study was designed in a prospective controlled manner. Among 380 cases evaluated for eligibility, 102 women were found suitable and recruited; 51 with POR in accordance with the Bologna criteria defined as the study group and 51 with normal ovarian response defined as the control group.

Results

Among the 51 women in each group, 8 and 2 did not achieve embryos in the study and control group, respectively (P < 0.05). The percentage of women that had at least one embryo with one MNB was significantly higher in the study as compared to the control group, corresponding to 49 and 29 %, respectively. The total number of embryos evaluated was 416; 167 in the study and 249 in the control groups. Among these embryos, the MNB rate was significantly higher in the study as compared to the control group, corresponding to 19 and 8 %, respectively.

Conclusions

Blastomere multinuclearity is significantly more common in women and embryos of POR cases, defined under the Bologna criteria. Future studies are warranted to substantiate our observation that has the potential to be clinically implemented in this sub-group of women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies (ART) treatment.

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Title: The association between multinucleated blastomeres and poor ovarian response under the Bologna criteria
Authors: Johnny S. Younis
Vicky Yazdi
Ido Izhaki
Moshe Ben-Ami
Publication date: 01-07-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics / Issue 7/2016
Print ISSN: 1058-0468
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7330
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-016-0731-3

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The association between multinucleated blastomeres and poor ovarian response under the Bologna criteria

Abstract

Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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