Journal of Fertilization: In Vitro - IVF-Worldwide, Reproductive Medicine, Genetics & Stem Cell Biol
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Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology,, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Genova, Genova, Italy

Publications

• Case Report   
  A Successful Healthy Childbirth After Late Rescue Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Of Unfertilized Oocytes In Conventional In Vitro Fertilization
  Author(s): Claudia Massarotti, Sara Stigliani, Fausta Sozzi, Ida Casciano, Paola Anserini and Paola Scaruffi*
  
  The incidence of unexpected total fertilization failure in a conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle ranges from 5% to 20%. One strategy to avoid cycle cancellation is the re-injection of unfertilized oocytes by the so-called “rescue” intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). This paper aims to report the validity of performing a rescue ICSI after a total fertilization failure in IVF. On May 2017 a 39-year-old woman presented to our Center. After standard controlled ovarian stimulation, four oocytes were retrieved and inseminated by conventional IVF. No oocytes were fertilized 18 hours after insemination. After 3 hours a rescue ICSI was performed and after 18 hours three oocytes had extruded the second polar body and showed two pronuclei. Twenty-four hours later three embryos were developed and transferred to the uterus. A single, uneventful, full-term preg.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2375-4508.22.S1.003

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