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1 October 2005 The Usefulness of the Measurement of Zona Pellucida Thickness in the Morphological Evaluation of Human Morula
Fumihiro Kojima, Shunsaku Fujii, Rie Fukuhara, Rika Nakamura, Hidetaka Kimura, Eiji Yamaguchi, Atsushi Fukui, Hideki Mizunuma
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The relationship between morphologic criteria including zona pellucida thickness (ZPT) and the ET outcomes was studied for day-4 fresh morula transfer (n=306). Pregnancy rate (PR) was significantly correlated with the proportion of compaction (P<0.0001), the morphology (P<0.0001) and the amount of fragmentation (P=0.0004) of the best morula. In cycles with single morula transfer (n=121), only the morphology was significantly correlated with PR (P=0.03). The average ZPT of the best morula was significantly thinner (P<0.0001) in conception cycles (7.9 ± 2.1 μm) than in non-conception cycles (9.3 ± 1.8 μm). Also in cycles with single morula transfer, the average ZPT was significantly thinner (P=0.004) in conception cycles (8.5 ± 1.9 μm) than in non-conception cycles (9.7 ± 2.0 μm). Factors influencing conception were assessed by logistic-regression analysis. The average ZPT (P<0.0001), the morphology (P=0.0003) and the amount of fragmentation (P=0.02) of the best morula were significantly related to the conception, whereas only the average ZPT (P=0.01) was related to the conception in single morula transfer cycles. We concluded that the average ZPT and the morphology of embryo seem to be strong predictors of pregnancy in day-4 morula transfer and thus important indicators of good embryo quality.

Fumihiro Kojima, Shunsaku Fujii, Rie Fukuhara, Rika Nakamura, Hidetaka Kimura, Eiji Yamaguchi, Atsushi Fukui, and Hideki Mizunuma "The Usefulness of the Measurement of Zona Pellucida Thickness in the Morphological Evaluation of Human Morula," Journal of Mammalian Ova Research 22(4), 231-235, (1 October 2005). https://doi.org/10.1274/jmor.22.231
Published: 1 October 2005
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Embryo grading
human
implantation
Morula
zona pellucida
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