Successful Pregnancy and Delivery After AOA

Successful Pregnancy and Delivery After AOA in Couples With Repeated Complete Fertilization Failure or Low Fertilization Rates

Artificial oocyte activation with strontium chloride or calcium ionophore improves fertilization, embryo quality, pregnancy and delivery rate in women who showed complete fertilization failure or low fertilization rates

Inclusion Criteria:

• Fertilization rate was less than 30% after conventional ICSI.
• Fertilization rate was less than 50% after ICSI with calcium ionophore.
• Repeated complete fertilization failure or low fertilization rates following ICSI in previous cycles

Exclusion Criteria:

• Fertilization rate was more than 30% after conventional ICSI
• Fertilization rate was more than 50% after ICSI with calcium ionophore.
• Successful pregnancy and delivery after ICSI in previous cycles