Table 1.
|
Age (years) |
|
|
---|---|---|---|
Observation | 36-39 | 40-45 | Total |
No. of cases |
8 |
9 |
17 |
Total number of embryos biopsied and examined |
45 |
45 |
90 |
No. (%)* of embryos with normal chromosomes |
11 (24.4)a |
3 (6.7)b |
14 (15.6) |
No. (%)* of embryos with abnormal chromosomes |
34 (75.6)a |
42 (93.3)b |
76 (84.4) |
No. (%)** of developing embryos (blastocysts) |
25 (55.6) |
20 (44.4) |
45 (50) |
No. (%)** of arrested embryos | 20 (44.4) | 25 (55.6) | 45 (50) |
*Percentages of embryos with normal (euploid) or abnormal (aneuploidy) chromosomes.
**Percentages of embryos developed to blastocyst stage or arrested at earlier stages.
abP <0.05 within the same row.