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REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 299-304Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/rmb2.12382
Keywords
blastocyst; follicular size; ICSI; IVF; oocyte development
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- JSPS KAKENHI [16K20191, 17K11239, 18K09230, 20K09645, 20K18191, 20H03825]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [17K11239, 20K09645, 20K18191, 20H03825, 16K20191, 18K09230] Funding Source: KAKEN
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In Japanese women, fertilization rates are significantly lower in oocytes from small follicles compared to those from large follicles, but if fertilized successfully, the developmental potential of oocytes from small follicles is comparable to those from large follicles. In ICSI, the developmental potential of mature oocytes is not related to follicular size.
Purpose We investigate the relationships between oocyte developmental capacity and follicular size of its origin in Japanese women: those undergoing conventional IVF (cIVF) and ICSI, respectively. Methods A total of 3377 follicles were punctured separately and were classified into three groups (large, medium, and small) by their diameters. A total of 1482 retrieved oocytes were individually cultured and received cIVF or ICSI. The oocytes receiving ICSI were denuded and the number of mature (MII) oocytes was counted. Results The oocyte retrieval rates and the proportion of MII oocytes were significantly lower in small follicles than in large follicles. Under cIVF, the fertilization rate was significantly lower in oocytes from small follicles than large follicles. Under ICSI, the fertilization rate for MII oocytes was not significantly related to follicular size. Follicular size was not significantly related to the development potential to blastocyst and pregnancy rate for either the cIVF oocytes or the ICSI oocytes. Conclusions Although the fertilization rate by cIVF is low in oocytes from small follicles due to the lower proportion of mature oocytes, their development potential is comparable to that of oocytes from larger follicles if they could be fertilized. Under ICSI using mature oocytes, their development potential is not related to follicular size.
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