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. 2017 May 25;12(5):e0178306. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178306

Table 1. Comparison between IVF and PA blastocyst at days 7 and 9 of development.

Group COCs
n
Blastocyst (Day 7)
n (%)
Cultured in exosome-depleted media
Blastocyst (Day 7) to Expanded blastocyst (Day 9)
n diameter, μm
(x±sd)
n (%) diameter, μm
(x±sd)
PA 215 77 (35.8%) 63 183.3±43.2 33 (52.4%) 274.4±51.8a
IVF 216 63 (29.2%) 60 197.2±38.8 33 (55.0%) 338.3±95.3b
P value 0.15 0.17 0.85 0.02

Values in the same column carrying different superscripts are considered statistically significant at p < 0.05. COCs: cumulus oocyte complexes.