Culture media for human pre-implantation embryos in assisted reproductive technology cycles.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many media are commercially available for culturing pre-implantation human embryos in assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles. It is unknown which culture medium leads to the best success rates after ART.

Objectives

To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of different human pre-implantation embryo culture media in used for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles.

Search methods

We searched the Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group's Trials Register, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, EMBASE, the National Research Register, the Medical Research Council's Clinical Trials Register and the NHS Center for Reviews and Dissemination databases from January 1985 to March 201

SUBMITTER: Youssef MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10657458 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature