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Noninvasive preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies (niPGT-A) and the principle of primum non nocere [1899]
8708
Perhaps with the intention of obtaining larger amounts of free-DNA, some groups are routinely postponing and establishing free-DNA collection in culture medium for Noninvasive preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies (niPGT-A) to day 6 for all blastocysts.
We have trained ERICA to rank embryos based on ploidy and implantation potential using single static embryo image. This tool represents a potentially significant advantage to assist embryologists to choose the best embryo, saving time spent annotating and does not require time lapse or invasive biopsy
Failure mode and effects analysis of witnessing protocols for ensuring traceability during PGD/PGS cycles [2020]
8706
Specific corrective measures were then introduced and implemented, and a second evaluation performed six months later. The meticulous and careful application of such measures allowed the risks to be decreased along the whole protocol, by reducing their estimated occurrence and/or increasing detection possibilities.
Preimplantation genetic testing as a component of root cause analysis of errors and reassignment of embryos in IVF [2020]
8705
The risks of embryo/gamete mix-up are a threat to the integrity of the IVF process, with significant implications for affected families. The use of preimplantation genetic testing through single-nucleotide polymorphism array or next-generation sequencing technology can help to identify, characterize and ultimately help, in some cases, to find the root cause, and to mitigate the extent of these errors for a given patient or laboratory.
Blastocyst contractions are strongly related with aneuploidy, lower implantation rates, and slow-cleaving embryos: a time lapse study [2020]
8704
Two of the traits for which the embryos included in this study were compared were statistically different. Embryos in the CT group had lower implantation rates, took longer to reach the blastocyst stage, and had a higher chance of being aneuploid, regardless of maternal age. Therefore, embryo contraction might be a useful parameter in the selection of embryos for transfer.
Blastocyst collapse as an embryo marker of low implantation potential: a time-lapse multicentre study [2020]
8703
This study suggests that human blastocysts that collapse spontaneously during development are less likely to implant and generate a pregnancy compared with embryos that do not. Although this is a retrospective study, the results demonstrated the utility of collapse episodes as new marker of embryo selection following eSET at blastocyst stage.
spontaneous blastocyst collapse/ time lapse/embryo quality/
Spontaneous blastocyst collapse as an embryo marker of low pregnancy outcome: A Time-Lapse study [2020]
8702
This study demonstrated that human blastocysts which collapse spontaneously during in vitro development are less likely to implant and generate a pregnancy compared with embryos which do not. Although this is a retrospective study, the results establish the utility of collapse episodes as new marker of embryo selection following eSET at blastocyst stage.
spontaneous blastocyst collapse/ time lapse/embryo quality/
Extended in vitro culture of human embryos demonstrates the complex nature of diagnosing chromosomal mosaicism from a single trophectoderm biopsy [2020]
8701
Our findings echo current prenatal testing data and support the high clinical predictive value of PGT-A for diagnosing uniform numerical aneuploidies, as well as euploid chromosomal constitutions. However, distinguishing technical bias from biological variability will remain a challenge, inherently limiting the accuracy of a single TE biopsy for diagnosing mosaicism.
Developmental potential of aneuploid human embryos cultured beyond implantation [2020]
8700
We show that while trisomy 15 and trisomy 21 embryos develop similarly to euploid embryos, monosomy 21 embryos exhibit high rates of developmental arrest, and trisomy 16 embryos display a hypo-proliferation of the trophoblast, the tissue that forms the placenta.
Clinical Outcomes of Single Mosaic Embryo Transfer: High-Level or Low-Level Mosaic Embryo, Does it Matter? [2020]
8699
Comparable live birth rate (LBR) but higher miscarriage rate (MR) was found in the high-level group. (LBR: low vs. high: 44.5% vs. 36%, p=0.45, MR: low vs. high: 5.1% vs. 30.7%, p=0.012). Analyses of TE and ICM from the remaining mosaic blastocysts show a poor concordance.
DNA fragmentation of sperm: a radical examination of the contribution of oxidative stress and age in 16 945 semen samples [2020]
8698
DNA and/or oxidative damage in sperm may be just as important to understand as the chromosomal aberrations that are carried in the oocyte. Further studies are needed to evaluate the effect of advancing paternal age on the male genome and, ultimately, on the health of the offspring.
sperm dna damage/sperm dna fragmentation/oxidative stress/sperm dna fragmentation and paternal age/
Minimizing mosaicism: assessing the impact of fertilization method on rate of mosaicism after next-generation sequencing (NGS) preimplantation genetic [2020]
8697
IVF and ICSI NGS PGT-A have similar rates of euploid, aneuploid, and no result embryos, though IVF may result in higher rates of mosaicism and demonstrates differences in proportions of mosaic and aneuploid subtypes compared to ICSI. ICSI may be preferable to conventional insemination to minimize the rate of mosaic results in NGS PGT-A cycles
One hundred mosaic embryos transferred prospectively in a single clinic: exploring when and why they result in healthy pregnancies [2020]
8696
After euploid embryos, mosaic embryos can be considered for transfer, prioritizing those of the single segmental mosaic type. If a patient has mosaic embryos available that were generated at different ages, preference should be given to those made at younger ages.
The birth of a baby with mosaicism resulting from a known mosaic embryo transfer: a case report [2020]
8695
This is the first reported case of true fetal mosaicism resulting in a live birth following the transfer of a known mosaic embryo. Worldwide, prenatal diagnosis has shown the depletion of mosaicism in embryos transferred after they have been reported as mosaics. Our case demonstrates the need for close prenatal monitoring and diagnosis by early amniocentesis, preferably at >14 weeks gestation.
Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy: are we examining the correct outcomes? [2020]
8694
This article describes the concern that a focus on results from the first embryo transfer compared to cumulative outcomes falsely construes PGT-A as having superior outcomes, whilst its true benefit is not confirmed, and it cannot actually improve the true pregnancy outcome of an embryo pool.
pgt-a/ivf/outcomes, embryo/rcts/cumulative outcomes/pgt-a and cumulative pregnancy rate/
Assessment of uterine activity during IVF by quantitative ultrasound imaging: a pilot study [2020]
8693
It is an essential step to understanding the previously suggested effect of contractions on IVF failure. Uterine activity after embryo transfer characterized by high frequency and low amplitude may favour embryo implantation. Research with larger patient cohorts is needed to build on current evidence and knowledge of uterine contractions during IVF.
The combined effect of obesity and aging on human sperm DNA methylation signatures: inclusion of BMI in the paternal germ line age prediction model [2020]
8692
However, it is important to note that within each age category, high BMI individuals were predicted to be older on average than their actual age (about 1.4 years), which was not observed in the normal BMI group.
Cumulative live birth rates following blastocyst- versus cleavage-stage embryo transfer in the first complete cycle of IVF: a population-based retrosp [2020]
8691
Our findings show that blastocyst-stage embryo transfer may offer an improved chance of live birth in both the first fresh and the first complete cycle of IVF/ICSI compared to cleavage-stage transfer, even in couples with typically poorer prognoses..However, after accounting for the imbalance between exposures, blastocyst transfer did not significantly influence the odds of live birth over the first complete cycle.
Degenerated oocyte in the cohort adversely affects IVF outcome [2020]
8690
Fertilization rate, pregnancy and clinical pregnancy rates were comparable between the two groups, however, the morphokinetics and developmental scores of the embryos were significantly worse in the DEG group.
The reproducibility of trophectoderm biopsies in euploid, aneuploid, and mosaic embryos using independently verified next-generation sequencing (NGS): [2020]
8689
TE biopsies predict euploidy or aneuploidy in the ICM with a high degree of accuracy. PGT-A with NGS of TE biopsies is shown to be highly reliable, with clinically relevant concordance rates for aneuploidy and euploidy over 95%.
