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Table 2 Outcomes of blastocyst culture in LAH and N-LAH groups

From: Laser-assisted hatching in lower grade cleavage stage embryos improves blastocyst formation: results from a retrospective study

  

LAH

N-LAH

P

Cycles

 

296

312

 

No. of LGCE

 

948

808

 

Blastocyst rate (%)

D5

27.8(264/948)

19.7(159/808)

 > 0.05

 

D6

22.9(217/948)

20.5(166/808)

 > 0.05

 

Total

50.7(481/948)

40.2(325/808)

 < 0.001

Usable blastocyst rate (%)

D5

14.8(140/948)

9.5(77/808)

 < 0.001

 

D6

16.2(154/948)

9.1(74/808)

 < 0.001

 

Total

31.0(294/948)

18.6(151/808)

 < 0.001

Good grade blastocyst rate (%)

D5

7.7(73/948)

5.7(46/808)

 > 0.05

 

D6

5.4(51/948)

3.5(28/808)

 > 0.05

 

Total

13.1(124/948)

9.2(74/808)

0.009

Sub-optimum blastocyst rate (%)

D5

7.2(68/948)

3.9(32/808)

0.003

 

D6

10.7(101/948)

5.5(44/808)

 < 0.001

 

Total

17.9(170/948)

9.4(76/808)

 < 0.001

  1. LAH Laser assisted hatching, N-LAH Non laser assisted hatching