Development and current applications of assisted fertilization Gianpiero D. Palermo, M.D., Ph.D., Queenie V. Neri, M.Sc., Devin Monahan, B.Sc., Justin Kocent, B.Sc., Zev Rosenwaks, M.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 97, Issue 2, Pages 248-259 (February 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.12.037 Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 These are ART cycles reported by 53 European countries from 1997 to 2004 according to the method of insemination (69). Fertility and Sterility 2012 97, 248-259DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.12.037) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 These are ART cycles performed at Cornell from 1993 to 2011 and their relative proportion of method of insemination in three different time periods. Fertility and Sterility 2012 97, 248-259DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.12.037) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Clinical outcomes of cycles are categorized into three groups according to the decreasing proportion of mature oocytes: predominantly mature (67%–100% MII), adequate (34%–66% MII), and minimal (0%–33% MII). Fertility and Sterility 2012 97, 248-259DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.12.037) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Malformation rates according to the insemination method and within the ICSI group, according to sperm origin. Malformations were considered major when surgery was required or had the ability to impair daily activity, whereas those that did not were considered minor. Fertility and Sterility 2012 97, 248-259DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.12.037) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 Newborn birth weights according to implantation order whether real or vanishing. Fertility and Sterility 2012 97, 248-259DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.12.037) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions