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Table 3 Morphological characteristics of the embryos evaluated on day 1 (Chi-square test)

From: Early embryo development in a sequential versus single medium: a randomized study

Characteristics day 1

GROUP A (n = 410)

GROUP B (n = 567)

p-value

Position of the pronuclei (central)

363 (89%)

526 (93%)

NS

Size of the pronuclei (equal)

363 (89%)

498 (88%)

NS

Presence of a cytoplasmic halo (present)

132 (32%)

258 (46%)

< 0,0001

Early cleavage (present)

34 (20%)

59 (20%)

NS