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Table 2 Oocyte maturity and embryo score in the same patients who didn’t received (Untreated) or received (Treated) micronutrients supplementation form three months

From: Antioxidants reduce oxidative stress in follicular fluid of aged women undergoing IVF

Characteristic

Untreated

Treated

P value

No. of retrieved oocytes

6.76 ± 4.12

6.37 ± 3.31

NS

No. of MII oocytes

5.14 ± 3.49

4.07 ± 3.04

NS

No. of not suitable oocytes (GV-DEG)

1.88 ± 1.01

1.2 ± 0.77

0.01

Fertilization rate

0.69 ± 0,15

0.71 ± 0,28

NS

Cleavage rate

0.84 ± 0.04

0.85 ± 0.07

NS

No. of embryos transfered

2.01 ± 0.55

1.96 ± 0.75

NS

Embryo score grade 1 (%)

0.96 ± 0.5

0.91 ± 0.45

NS

Embryo score grade 2 (%)

0.87 ± 0.75

0.84 ± 0.71

NS

Embryo score grade 3 (%)

0.29 ± 0.64

0.30 ± 0.5

NS

  1. Note: Values are mean ± SD. The embryos were scored according to the criteria established by Ebner et al. [27]. DEG degenerated occytes, MII metaphase II, NS not significant; GV germinal vesicle