title: Parthenogenesis of human oocytes as a function of vacuum pressure.
abstract: The effect of different vacuum pressures on the rate of parthenogenesis was studied in 109 cycles of laparoscopic follicle aspiration. A total of 388 follicles was aspirated at settings of vacuum pressure of 100, 75, and 50 mm Hg. Parthenogenesis occurred at the rates of 5.9, 7, and 1%, respectively. The difference between 100 and 50 mm Hg was statistically significant (P less than 0.025). We conclude that the rate of parthenogenesis is influenced by the magnitude of vacuum pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York 14642.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Muechler
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Partridge
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation / Q000502:physiology; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009865:Oocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D010312:Parthenogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D011312:Pressure; D014618:Vacuum