Research Article

INVO Procedure: Minimally Invasive IVF as an Alternative Treatment Option for Infertile Couples

Table 1

Summary of results from the INVO procedure.

GroupsaCycles ( 𝑛 ) Transfersb ( 𝑛 ) RetrievalcINVOcelldCleavageeETfPregnancyg

≤291716 (94,1)7,534,592,7 (58,7)2.310 (58,8)
30–345451 (94,4)6,523,82,8 (73,7)2.322 (40,7)
35–394843 (89,6)6,234,272,5 (58,5)2.017 (35,4)
≥4064 (66,7)5,551,5 (30)1.51 (16,66)

Total125114 (91,2)6,54,22,6 (63)2,150 (40)

INVO: intravaginal culture of oocytes; ET: embryo transfer. Values in parentheses are percentages.
aRanges of ages. bCycles that ended up in transfer. cMean number of retrieved oocytes per punction. dMean number of oocytes placed for fertilization per INVOcell device (cycle). eMean number of retrieved viable proper developed embryos per INVOcell device (cycle). fMean number of transferred embryos per cycle. gNumber of clinical pregnancies per cycle.