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'What is the Clinical Value of Day 7 Blastocysts?' New Study Makes Case for Culturing Embryos Up to Seven Days Post-Insemination for Selected Patients

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

TEL AVIV, Israel, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fairtility, the transparent AI innovator powering in vitro fertilization (IVF) for improved outcomes, announced the results of a new study published in Human Reproduction, "How slow is too slow? A comprehensive portrait of Day 7 blastocysts and their clinical value standardized through artificial intelligence," finding that ending embryo culture at 144 hours (six days) post-insemination (h.p.i.) would involve 7.3 percent and 4.4 percent relative reductions in the number of patients obtaining euploid blastocysts and live birth(s) (LBs), respectively.

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  • A comprehensive portrait of Day 7 blastocysts and their clinical value standardized through artificial intelligence," finding that ending embryo culture at 144hours (six days) post-insemination (h.p.i.)
  • would involve 7.3 percent and 4.4 percent relative reductions in the number of patients obtaining euploid blastocysts and live birth(s) (LBs), respectively.
  • "Fairtility's AI-powered tool can help IVF professionals make the most of time-lapse data through standardized and reproducible evaluations.
  • Here it made objective the clinical value of Day 7 embryos, opening up possibilities for couples struggling to get pregnant and to clinics contemplating a 6-to-7-day culture."