| Table 1: Embryo Morphology (Gardner et al., 2000; Gardner & Schoolcraft, 1999) | |
| Inner Cell Mass quality [the first letter] | |
| A | Well-defined clump of cells |
| B | Less well-defined and possibly with grainy appearance |
| C | Few dark cells or possibly no visible mass |
| Trophoblast [the second letter] | |
| A | Many smooth cells of equal size forming a neat layer |
| B | Irregular cell layer with some grainy cells |
| C | Very irregular cell layer with few cells |