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Oocytes Quality Assessment-The Current Insight: A Systematic Review.

Mohd Faizal Ahmad, Marjanu Hikmah Elias, Norazilah Mat Jin, Muhammad Azrai Abu, Saiful Effendi Syafruddin, Ani Amelia Zainuddin, Nao Suzuki, Abdul Kadir Abdul Karim

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Review in Biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Mohd Faizal AhmadAdvanced Reproductive Centre (ARC) HCTM UKM, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-2735-3274
Marjanu Hikmah EliasFaculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai 71800, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-9343-7954
Norazilah Mat JinDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Selangor Branch, Jalan Hospital, Sungai Buloh 47000, Malaysia.
Muhammad Azrai AbuAdvanced Reproductive Centre (ARC) HCTM UKM, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-0383-572X
Saiful Effendi SyafruddinMedical Molecular Biology Institute, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-9960-4888
Ani Amelia ZainuddinAdvanced Reproductive Centre (ARC) HCTM UKM, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
Nao SuzukiDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, St Marianna School of Medicine, Kawasaki 216-0015, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7440-8127
Abdul Kadir Abdul KarimAdvanced Reproductive Centre (ARC) HCTM UKM, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-4796-1613

Funding

Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), awarded by Ministry of Higher Education of Ma-laysia with a tittle of "Elucidating the GREM1, HAS2 and PTGS2 gene expression as oocytes de-velopment competency markers among women with poor ovarian reserve followi FRGS/1/2021/SKK01/UKM/02/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An overall in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome is dynamic. Good oocyte quality is important for achieving a better IVF pregnancy. Various methods have been used for OQ assessment (OQA). However, due to inconclusive evidence, one method's superiority has not been proposed over others. Thus, OQA should be consolidated based on the current evidence for this matter. Our study aims to summarize the current OQA used and compare their recommended methods. Our results revealed that the optimal OQA for cost-effectiveness and clinical implementation is still via morphological assessment. The current method most opted for is total oocyte scoring. Although other methods-follicular fluid evaluation, mitochondria spindle assessment, or live zona imaging-can be applied with better precision, due to cost, additional tools, and expertise, and they should cater to research purposes and selected centers. Our results added value as a current strategy for optimizing OQA in IVF practice, aiming at cost-effectiveness and reproducibility for better clinical implementation.

Indexed as

in vitro fertilization (IVF)oocytes morphologyoocytes quality assessment

Identifiers

PMID39765644
PMCPMC11673492

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