Comparison between paraffin and mineral oil covering on early human embryo culture : a prospective randomized study

The oil overlay in microdrop culture systems prevents medium evaporation, helps to maintain appropriate pH and osmotic conditions and protects from microbial contamination. In the present study, we prospectively compared covering by Ovoil™, a paraffin oil, and LiteOil®, a mineral oil, on the in vitro development of human embryos and their suitability for transfer/freezing at day 3 and live birth rate. One hundred and one patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment by  intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) were enrolled in our study. After ICSI, 1237 oocytes were 1:1 randomly allocated into 2 groups according to the type of overlaying oil: Ovoil™ (616 oocytes) or LiteOil® (621 oocytes). Fertilization rate was assessed around 18 hours post-insemination (hpi) and embryos were checked for early cleavage at 25 hpi. Embryo morphology was recorded on days 2 and 3. A total of 437 (Ovoil™) and 438 day 3 embryos (LiteOil®) were analyzed. There were no differences between the two groups in terms of fertilization rate and occurrence of early cleavage. The proportion of top quality embryos (41.7% vs. 41.2%) and the final utilization rates (92.2% vs. 92.0%) were similar in Ovoil and LiteOil groups, respectively, at day 3. Live birth rate per transfer was essentially the same with Ovoil™ overlay (26.9%) when compared to LiteOil® (26.2%). Live birth rate in patients who simultaneously received  embryos from both overlay types was 17.2%. Despite the different characteristics of these two oils regarding hydrocarbon saturation, packing and temperature storage, Ovoil™ and LiteOil® can be used in parallel in the same IVF protocol. Abbreviations: ART: assisted reproductive technologies; hpi: hours post-insemination; hSA: human serum albumin; HTF: human tubal fluid; ICSI: intracytoplasmic sperm injection; IVF: in vitro fertilization; MII: metaphase II; MEA: mouse embryo assay; RT: room temperature.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:65

Enthalten in:

Systems biology in reproductive medicine - 65(2019), 1 vom: 07. Feb., Seite 81-86

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Labied, Soraya [VerfasserIn]
Jouan, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Wenders, Frédéric [VerfasserIn]
Ravet, Stéphanie [VerfasserIn]
Gaspard, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Thonon, Fabienne [VerfasserIn]
Gridelet, Virginie [VerfasserIn]
Henry, Laurie [VerfasserIn]
Perrier d'Hauterive, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Nisolle, Michelle [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

8002-74-2
8020-83-5
Comparative Study
Embryo quality
Human embryo culture
Journal Article
Mineral Oil
Mineral oil
Paraffin
Paraffin oil
Randomized Controlled Trial
Utilization rate

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Date Completed 28.03.2019

Date Revised 28.03.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/19396368.2018.1492645

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM286283387