Oocyte selection

Oocyte selection is a procedure that is performed prior to in vitro fertilization, in order to use oocytes with maximal chances of resulting in pregnancy. In contrast, embryo selection takes place after fertilization.

Not all women can conceive naturally, leaving them with a need for technologies and research that can help them have children. Women who might not be able to have their kids naturally may have the option of in vitro fertilization. In vitro fertilization can be a series of treatments that involves the fertilization of a mature egg with a sperm in a laboratory.^[1] Oocyte selection is a part the process for in vitro fertilization.^[2] An Oocyte is an egg/ovum that is not fully mature or developed and has not been fertilized; Therefore an oocyte is an undeveloped ovum.