Infertility
Conditions
Brief summary
Degeneration rate after ICSI is expectable but decreasing it is a goal. Laser-assisted ICSI can serve to decrease this degeneration rate.
Interventions
OTHERLaser-assisted ICSI
Laser opening of the zona pellucida.
Sponsors
Ibn Sina Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* all ICSI cycles
Exclusion criteria
* no exclusion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| oocyte survival after injection | 6 days of culture |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| blastocyst formation rate | 6 days of culture |
| embryo utilization rate | 6 days of culture |
| clinical pregnancy rate | four weeks after embryo transfer |
| ongoing pregnancy rate | Twelve weeks of gestation |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed