Does endometriosis inflict harm on embryos? A systematic review of embryo morphokinetics analysed by time lapse monitoring in women with endometriosis.

ABSTRACT: Endometriosis has been shown to be associated with unfavorable development and maturation of oocytes, as well as aberrancies in embryonal development, including arrest after fertilization, following in vitro fertilization (IVF). Time-lapse monitoring (TLM) enables continuous and non-invasive monitoring of embryo morphokinetics during the IVF process and might be useful in the assessment of embryos from women with endometriosis. In this review, five eligible studies were evaluated to determine if embryo morphokinetics assessed under TLM differ in patients with endometriosis and subsequently predict blastocyst quality, implantation and success of pregnancy. The studies showed overall inferior morphokinetic parameters of embryos from endometriosis patients when compared to controls, independe

SUBMITTER: Cupino-Arcinue D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10894102 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature