| Table 1: Compared ICSI/IVF media including data here described. | |||
| Media Compared | ICSI/IVF | Results∕ Conclusions | References |
| BM1 (Ellios Bio-Media) and IVF-50 (Scandinavian IVF Science) | ICSI | BM1 yielded embryos with superior quality | Parinaud et al., 1998 |
| P-1 (Irvine Scientific) andIVF-50 (Scandinavian IVF Science) | ICSI | There was no difference between the media | Mauri et al., 2001 |
| Sydney IVF (Cook, Queensland) and Quinn’s Advantage (Cooper Surgical) | ICSI | Culture medium Quinn’s Advantage showed better rates in embryo quality and pregnancy | Hoogendijk et al., 2007 |
| GV BLAST (Ingamed) and P-1 (Irvine Scientific) | ICSI | There was no difference in blastocyst and pregnancy rates between the media | Lopes et al.2008 |
| G5 (G-1 PLUS v5, Vitrolife AB, Kungsbacka.) and Global IVF (Guilford, CT) | ICSI | There was no difference between the media | Reed et al., 2009 |
| Sydney IVF (Cook, Queensland) and GM501 (Gynemed, Lensahn) | ICSI | Pregnancy rates were significantly higher with sole medium | Paternot et al., 2010 |
| GM501(Gynemed, Lensahn) and ISM1 (MediCult, Jyllinge) | IVF | There was a higher rate of fragmentation of embryos with medium GM501 | Campo et al., 2010 |
| Vitrolife G3 (Goteborg, Sweden) and Sydney IVF (Cook, Queensland) | IVF | Medium G3 had better pregnancy rates | Dumoulin et al., 2010 |
| G5 (G-1 PLUS v5, Vitrolife AB, Kungsbacka.) and Embryo Assist (Universal IVF, MediCult A / S, Jyllinge) | ICSI | Culture medium G5 had better blastocyst and pregnancy rates | Hambiliki et al., 2011 |
| Maria Research Center (MRC) and Sydney IVF (Cook, Queensland) | IVF | Medium MRC was as effective as medium Sydney IVF on embryo quality and pregnancy rates | Yoon et al., 2011 |
| Global IVF (Guilford, CT) and Quinn’sAdv (Cooper Surgical) | ICSI | The embryos in sole medium had higher blastocyst, pregnancy, and implantation rates | Khoury et al., 2012 |
| Global IVF (Guilford, CT) and Quinn’sAdv (Cooper Surgical) | ICSI | There was no difference between the media | Summers et al., 2013 |
| G-TL (Vitrolife Sweden AB) and G1/G2 (Vitrolife Sweden AB) | ICSI | No significant differences were found in embryo quality or pregnancy rates | Hardarson et al., 2015 |
| G1-PLUS™/G2-PLUS™ sequential (Vitrolife) and the GL BLAST™ sole (Ingamed) | ICSI | There was no difference between the media | * Data obtained in the present study |