Table III.
— Graduated embryo score (from Fisch et al., 2001).
Evaluation | Hours after insemination | Developmental Mileston | Score |
1 | 16-18 | Nucleoli aligned | 20 |
2 | 25-27 | Cleavage regular and symmetrical | 30 |
Fragmentation absent | 30 | ||
Fragmentation < 20% | 25 | ||
Fragmentation > 20% | 0 | ||
3 | 64-67 | Cell number and grade 7, I; 8, I; 8, II; 9, I |
20 |
7, II; 9, II; 10, I; 11, I; compacting I | 10 | ||
Total score | 100 |