Background and study aims: Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is a group of methods that are used to help infertile couples. For example, during in vitro fertilisation (IVF), eggs are removed from a woman's body and mixed with sperm to make embryos, which are then put back into the woman's body. Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) differs from conventional IVF in that a single sperm is injected directly into an egg. In natural conditions the egg and embryo are subjected to ever changing dynamic processes. However, routine ART today involve the use of static in vitro culture systems. The aim of this study is to determine whether there is any difference in the viability of embryos after in vitro culture under static and mechanical micro-vibration conditions.

Key words: Baby-takehome rate; In vitro fertilization; in vitro culture under static and mechanical micro-vibration conditions

Publisher: BioMed Central

ISRCTN13773904 DOI 10.1186/ISRCTN13773904

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