Abstract Study question Is there any clinical risk in selecting the embryo to be transferred using a deep learning-based model? Summary answer Most embryos selected by senior embryologists match automatically best scoring embryo, and outcomes are better when this coincidence occurs. What is known already In vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques have changed over time with aim of improving result...

Abstract Study question Can artificial intelligence (AI) assisted sperm selection improve intracytoplasmic injection (ICSI) outcomes and euploidy rates? Summary answer AI selected spermatozoa showed no statistical significance in various measures of ICSI but an increasing trend rate can be observed. What is known already All practitioners would like to have objective tool for the injected as it...

Abstract Study question Automated sperm selection or human eye-based selection, does it make a difference on IVF lab outcomes? Summary answer Single by the AI SiD was as proficient highly experienced embryologists and embryo development may have improved for inexperienced embryologists. What is known already The implementation of artificial intelligence in reproductive medicine has proven effec...

Morphological assessment of blastocyst quality is one the most significant challenges in IVF process because current still based on evaluation an embryologist, so it manual, subjective, and lacks precision. Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays a role overcoming limitations manual system, expected to increase implantation process. The study aims optimize convolutional neural networks (CNN) model b...

Abstract Study question Can an artificial intelligence (AI) improve the speed and accuracy of identifying sperm in complex testicular tissue samples? Summary answer Trained AI can identify real-time instantly with higher accuracy, not only reducing strain on embryologists but increasing sample coverage a shorter time. What is known already Non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) form severe male-fact...

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has become an indispensable procedure of every assisted reproduction unit. This has created as much controversy as it has awe. As this is a multistep invasive technique, every part of the procedure has become subject to investigation. We contribute this review aspiring to offer the embryologist insight into all available approaches of securing an effectiv...

With the advent of IVF technology, the terms normal and abnormal oocytes have been defined and one type of abnormal oocyte is the “giant oocyte”. Giant oocytes are defined to have a 30% larger diameter and twice the volume of normal oocytes[1,2]. Giant oocyte is a rarery observed phenomenon among humans and embryos may develop from these oocytes [2,3].The first hypothesis for the mechanism of t...

THE reciprocal effect of two neighbouring structures of different origins on each other during development is of considerable interest to the embryologist. Such a relationship exists between the columella auris and the auditory capsule in the vicinity of the fenestra ovalis. This particular relationship, in addition, embraces an aspect of fundamental importance to the morphologist viz. the poss...

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) in small island states like Trinidad and Tobago is usually provided in batches so as to minimize the cost of providing the service. As a result, patients 'cycles have to be synchronized in order to coincide with the arrival of a visiting embryologist. This is a retrospective study which evaluates the experience of pre-treatment with an oral contraceptive p...

BACKGROUND Given the importance of timing of denudation and oocyte injection during assisted reproductive technology cycles, a study was undertaken of the impact of timing on the outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injection in a cohort of patients from a private in vitro fertilization center. METHODS The study included patients who underwent fresh intracytoplasmic sperm injection-embryo transf...