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Live birth following a single oocyte fertilized with ICSI and embryo transfer on day 2: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2020

Romualdo Sciorio Open the ORCID record for Romualdo Sciorio [Opens in a new window] ,
Elisavet Angelaki  and
Naser Al-Azemi
Romualdo Sciorio*
Affiliation:
Edinburgh Assisted Conception Programme, EFREC, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Reproductive Medicine & IVF Unit, Royale Hayat Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Elisavet Angelaki
Affiliation:
Reproductive Medicine & IVF Unit, Royale Hayat Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Naser Al-Azemi
Affiliation:
Reproductive Medicine & IVF Unit, Royale Hayat Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
*
Author for correspondence: Romualdo Sciorio. Edinburgh Assisted Conception Programme, EFREC, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH16 4SA, UK. E-mail: sciorioromualdo@hotmail.com
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Summary

In this report, we present a case of a couple who obtained a live birth with a single oocyte fertilized by intracytoplasmic sperm injection. The oocyte was collected at 36 h post trigger and was found to be at metaphase II when sperm injection was performed. At 18 h post injection, the oocyte was found to be fertilized with two clear pronuclei. The embryo divided and generated a four-cell embryo on day 2, which was replaced to the uterine cavity. Pregnancy test gave a positive β-human chorionic gonadotropin result, the scan performed at 7 weeks, revealed the presence of one amniotic sac with fetal heartbeat. Healthy live birth was obtained after 39 weeks of gestation.

Keywords

Cumulus–oocyte complex (COC)Fertilization and embryo cultureIn vitro fertilization (IVF)Intracytoplasmic sperm injectionLive birth
Type
Short Communication
Information
Zygote , Volume 28 , Issue 6 , December 2020 , pp. 516 - 518
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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