title: Commercially available enhanced in vitro maturation medium does not improve maturation of germinal vesicle and metaphase I oocytes in standard in vitro fertilization cases.
abstract: Improvements in in vitro maturation techniques have focused on culture optimization to increase oocyte maturation rates. Specialized culture media, now commercially available, did not perform significantly better than standard IVF culture media for maturation of immature oocytes in our normal IVF cases.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York, New York, New York 10022, USA.
authors.forename: Rose Marie
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Moschini
authors.forename: Lesley
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Flora
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Poleshchuk
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Slifkin
authors.forename: Alan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Copperman
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barritt
mesh_terms: D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D008677:Metaphase; D009865:Oocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media