Assisted oocyte activation following ICSI fertilization failure

REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE

卷:28

Review

Vanden Meerschaut, Frauke¹  Nikiforaki, Dimitra¹  Heindryckx, Bjorn¹  De Sutter, Petra¹ 

[1] Univ Hosp Ghent, Dept Reprod Med, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

关键词: assisted oocyte activation;    diagnosis;    failed fertilization;    ICSI;    male infertility;    safety;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.01.008

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The capacity of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) to permit almost any type of spermatozoa to fertilize oocytes has made it the most successful treatment for male factor infertility. Despite its high success rates, fertilization failure following ICSI still occurs in 1-3% of couples. Assisted oocyte activation (AOA) is being increasingly applied in human assisted reproduction to restore fertilization and pregnancy rates in couples with a history of ICSI fertilization failure. However, controversy still exists mainly because the artificial activating agents do not mimic precisely the initial physiological processes of mammalian oocyte activation, which has led to safety concerns. This review addresses the mechanism of human oocyte activation and the relatively rare phenomenon of fertilization failure after ICSI. Next, it describes the current diagnostic approaches and focuses on the application, efficiency and safety of AOA in human assisted reproduction. (C) 2014, Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

【 授权许可】

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