Laser confers less embryo exposure than acid tyrode for embryo biopsy in preimplantation genetic diagnosis cycles: a randomized study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>We compared two methods of zona pellucida drilling. 213 embryos were biopsied with acid Tyrode. Each biopsy took 3 minutes and the entire procedure ~29 minutes. 5% of blastomeres lysed, 49% of embryos became blastocyst and 36% of patients became pregnant. 229 emb...

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Main Authors: Valle Marcelo, Lisboa Cintia B, Bossi Renata, Geber Selmo, Sampaio Marcos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Online Access:http://www.rbej.com/content/9/1/58