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      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">J Reprod Infert</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">arij001</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Reproduction &amp; Infertility</journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="ppub">2228-5482</issn>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2251-676X</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Avicenna Research Institute</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">jri120157</article-id>
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        <article-title>Does Embryonic Culture Environment Affect Ploidy Rates in ART Cycles: A Single Center Study in UK</article-title>
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        <contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Odia</surname><given-names>Rabi</given-names></name></contrib><aff>The Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health, London, UK</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Xavier</surname><given-names>Vinals-Gonzalez</given-names></name></contrib><aff>The Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health, London, UK</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Heath</surname><given-names>Carleen</given-names></name></contrib><aff>The Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health, London, UK</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Saab</surname><given-names>Wael</given-names></name></contrib><aff>The Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health, London, UK</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Ozturk</surname><given-names>Ozkan</given-names></name></contrib><aff>The Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health, London, UK</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Seshadri</surname><given-names>Srividya</given-names></name></contrib><aff>The Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health, London, UK</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Serha</surname><given-names>Paul</given-names></name></contrib><aff>The Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health, London, UK</aff></contrib-group>
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      <volume>23</volume>
      <issue>3</issue>
      <fpage>169</fpage>
      <lpage>177</lpage>
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        <date date-type="received">
          <day>29</day>
          <month>11</month>
          <year>2021</year>
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        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>29</day>
          <month>3</month>
          <year>2022</year>
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      &lt;p&gt;Background: The purpose of the current study was to assess whether embryonic culture conditions has an impact on embryo ploidy in a preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) cycle.&lt;br /&gt;
Methods: In this retrospective single center cohort study, a total of 1099 blastocysts from 278 PGT-A cycles were analyzed. The generated blastocysts were biopsied on days 5 and 6. Inseminated oocytes were allocated in different incubators (benchtop and time lapse) and assisted zona hatching was performed on day 3 of embryo development to facilitate the biopsy process which was performed on days 5 and 6 (blastocyst stage).&lt;br /&gt;
Results: The average age across the groups was 38.7&amp;plusmn;3.6 years and the total number of mature eggs was 2912 which were randomly distributed across both incubators. The euploidy rate obtained from both groups showed a higher proportion of euploid embryos in the TLM incubator (37.03%, 95% CI 31.9-42.1) compared to those cultured in the BT incubator (30.4%, 95% CI 23.1-37.7). Regression analysis showed that female age remains to be the key variable driving euploidy rates (0.85, 95% CI 0.82-0.88) although incubator type could be an important covariable (0.54, 95% CI 0.45-0.59). A subgroup analysis of 74 single euploid embryo transfers showed comparable pregnancy and live birth rates.&lt;br /&gt;
Conclusion: This large cohort study demonstrates that uninterrupted controlled culture environment provides increased probability to develop euploid embryo in a PGT-A cycle. However, further evaluation is required to assess how environmental culture conditions at a cellular level could affect epigenetic mechanisms in embryo development and higher aneuploidy rate.&lt;/p&gt;

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