Table 1. Consensus scoring system for cleavage-
stage embryos (in addition to cell number) (ALPHA
Scientists In Reproductive Medicine & ESHRE
Special Interest Group Embryology, 2011)
Grade Rating Description
1 Good < 10% fragmentation
Stage-specific cell size
No multinucleation
2 Fair 10 – 25% fragmentation
Stage-specific cell size for majority of
cells
No evidence of multinucleation
3 Poor Severe fragmentation (.25%)
Cell size not stage specific
Evidence of multinucleation