Analyze the effect of preincubation time of oocyte on the results of ICSI in a oocyte donation model.
There is an intense communication inside the follicular structure. Bidirectional information between the oocyte and the granulosa cells is needed for a normal follicular development and oocyte competence. There are conflicting results on the effect of pre-incubation time in ICSI. It is not clear the proper time to denudate the oocyte from the somatic cells prior to ICSI, and some authors describe a negative impact of the premature cummulus removal on the ICSI results. The aim of this study is to investigate wheter a preincubation time between oocyte retireval and injection has any effect on the ICSI ( intracytoplasmatic sperm injection) results .
Donated oocytes were randomly allocated to two groups concerning the time of cumulus corona removal. The first group: After oocyte retrieval, cumulus cells were immediately removed and then ICSI was performed; in the second group, the oocyte-cumulus complexes were incubated for 4 hours. Afterwards, the granulosa cells were removedand ICSI was immediately performed.
Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina