Abstract：
:A retrospective study recently showed that oocytes presenting with a high birefringence of the inner zona layer were more often associated with conception cycles. To further investigate these findings, a prospective study was conducted between September 2005 and September 2006 including intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles presenting with at least two embryos for transfer. Using a polarization imaging system, oocytes were classified prior to ICSI treatment as having either a high zona birefringence (HZB) or a low zona birefringence (LZB) of the zona pellucida. Using zona birefringence as the only selection criterion, two fertilized oocytes, preferably derived from HZB oocytes, were selected for further culture and transfer. The required criteria were met by 135 ICSI cycles (124 patients; 34.9 +/- 4.1 years of age). Embryos for transfer were used in 20 cycles derived from HZB/HZB oocytes, in 50 cycles from HZB/LZB oocytes and in 65 from LZB/LZB oocytes. The corresponding implantation (P < 0.025), pregnancy (P < 0.005) and live birth (P < 0.025) rates were significantly different between HZB/HZB and HZB/LZB versus LZB/LZB group. Embryo development was superior in embryos derived from HZB oocytes. This study concludes that oocyte zona birefringence is a good selection criterion and a good predictive criterion for embryo implantation potential.
journal_name
Reprod Biomed Onlinejournal_title
Reproductive biomedicine onlineauthors
Montag M,Schimming T,Köster M,Zhou C,Dorn C,Rösing B,van der Ven H,Ven der Ven Kdoi
10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60580-9subject
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2008-02-01 00:00:00pages
239-44issue
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1472-6483issn
1472-6491pii
S1472-6483(10)60580-9journal_volume
16pub_type
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61300-4
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.05.019
更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)62129-3
更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.09.005
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60381-1
更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)62052-4
更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61759-2
更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61284-9
更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)62252-3
更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60819-x
更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2018.05.008
更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2016.04.011
更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.08.008
更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60857-7
更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.09.009
更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.08.008
更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)62016-0
更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.04.005
更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.03.016
更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2015.09.002
更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60213-1
更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00
