Background Cell culture technology has spread prolifically within a century, a variety of
culture media has been designed. This review goes through the history, characteristics and …

BACKGROUND Although laboratory procedures, along with culture media formulations,
have improved over the past two decades, the issue remains that human IVF is performed in …

STUDY QUESTION Is it important that end-users know the composition of human embryo
culture media? SUMMARY ANSWER We argue that there is as strong case for full …

The phenotype of the human embryo conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF), that is its
morphology, developmental kinetics, physiology and metabolism, can be affected by …

The success of clinical IVF was initially compromised by sub-optimal culture conditions,
resulting in impaired embryo development (1–6) and a subsequent loss of viability …

Extensive evidence suggests that soluble ligands and their receptors mediate human
preimplantation embryo development and implantation. Progress in this complex area has …

With increased use of comprehensive chromosome screening (CCS), the question remains
as to why some practices do not experience the same high levels of clinical success after …

STUDY QUESTION Does embryo culture medium influence pregnancy and perinatal
outcome in IVF? SUMMARY ANSWER Embryo culture media used in IVF affect treatment …

Objective To determine compositions of commercial single-step culture media and test with
a murine model whether differences in composition are biologically relevant. Design …

Research question The study aimed to develop an artificial intelligence model based on
artificial neural networks (ANNs) to predict the likelihood of achieving a live birth using the …