Table 2.
Rates of survival, pronuclei formation and development to morulae and blastocysts of IVM, MII and aged oocytes following ICSI.
| IVM | Ovulated | 13 hr Aged | |
| No oocytes injected | 195 | 263 | 251 |
| No. oocytes survived | 91 (47%)a, b, d | 149 (57%)a, d | 155 (62%)a, b |
| 2 PN | 89 (98%) | 141 (95%) | 145 (94%) |
| 2-cells/survived | 72 (79%)a, c | 133 (89%)a | 139 (90%)c |
| 4-cells/survived | 34 (37%)c | 122 (82%)c | 107 (69%)c |
| 8-cells/survived | 16 (18%)a | 116 (78%)a | 81 (52%)a |
| No. blastocysts/survived | 5 (5%)a | 106 (71%)a | 62 (40%)a |
Similar letters indicate statistical differences between groups of the same developmental stage
ap < 0.001; bp,0.005; cp < 0.01; dp,0.05