Human Embryo Evaluation and Selection

Summary

The most profound dilemma in assisted reproduction to date is the inability to recognize potentially viable embryos before their replacement into the reproductive tract. Application of increasingly advanced new technology has allowed the field of embryo evaluation to evolve rapidly and dramatically over the past five years.

This book assembles the leaders in the field of assisted reproduction to discuss their visions of dealing with the topicof embryo selection in the light of the limitations involving the fragility of the early human embryo. The purpose of this book is to shed light on the ever-expanding techniques that are being employed and evaluated with regard to embryo selection. A comprehensive overview may guide the ART practitioner in choice of techniques and evaluation of benefits and drawbacks.

This book will provide an up-to-date overview and reference source: an invaluable tool for assisted reproductive practice worldwide.

Contents

• 1. Assessment of The Human Oocyte & Embryo Morphology
• 2. The Zona Pellucida & Markers of Viability
• 3. Morphology & Kinetics of Human Pronuclei
• 4. Human Pronuclei as A Mode of Predicting Viability
• 5. Human Multi-Nucleation & Mosaicism
• 6. Fragmentation: Meiotic & Mitotic Mechanisms
• 7. Analysis of Blastocyst Morphology
• 8. Orphometrics of The Human Embryo
• 9. Development Rate, Cumulative Scoring & Embryonic Viability
• 10. Cryopreservation & Its Effect on Embryo Morphology
• 11. Manipulating Embryo Development
• 12. Assessment of Shla-G in Human Embryos
• 13. Immunological Aspects of Embryo Development
• 14. Nitric Oxide Regulation of The Embryo
• 15. Uptake & Release of Metabolites
• 16. Preimplantation Embryo Metabolism & Embryo Interaction with The in-Vitro Environment
• 17. Polar Body Chromosomes & Consequences for Human Embryo Development
• 18. Chromosomal Status in Human Blastomeres
• 19. Genomic Imprinting & Consequences for Embryonic Development
• 20. Selection of Viable Embryos and Gametes by Rapid, Noninvasive Metabolomic Profiling of Oxidative Stress Biomarkers
• 21. Gene Expression Analysis in The Human Oocyte & Embryo
• 22. Mitochondria in Reproduction: Future Assays for Embryo Selection
• 23. Future Genetic Technology for Embryo Assessment
• 24. Follicular Parameters & Consequences for Embryo Development
• 25. Sperm DNA & Embryo Development
• 26. The Sperm Centriole: Its Effect on The Developing Embryo