title: Brown oocytes: implications for assisted reproductive technology.
abstract: Fertilization, embryo development, and successful pregnancy can be achieved after transfer of embryos derived from brown oocytes at the same rate as embryos from morphologically normal oocytes. Therefore, brown oocytes are probably normal and this morphological criterion does not seem to be indicative of any adverse outcome in IVF.
authors.affiliation: Toronto Centre for Advanced Reproductive Technology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. nesfand@excite.com
authors.forename: Navid
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Esfandiari
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Burjaq
authors.forename: Lynda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gotlieb
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Casper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D009865:Oocytes / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000637:transplantation*; D011379:Prognosis; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted; D016896:Treatment Outcome