Purpose: To determine if the degree of fragmentation of embryos prior to freezing correlate in a negative manner with survival after thawing.
Methods: A retrospective review of frozen embryos thawed for purposes of embryo transfer was done. Survival and transferability rates were determined according to degree of fragmentation.
Results: The chance that an embryo with < 25% fragmentation was deemed good enough for transfer upon thawing was 63.6% compared to 52.8% for embryos > 25% (p < .05).
Conclusions: Though more fragmented embryos have a lower survival rate after freeze thawing, about 50% of embryos with > 25% fragmentation will still survive the thaw and be able to be transferred.
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