| Table 5. Culture media and outcomes overview of the different studies | ||||||||||||
| Reference | G5 media, if specified | Other media, if specified | IVF/ICSI and fresh/frozen, if specified | LBR | BW | FR | IR | BPR | CPR | MR | MP | CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kleijkers et al., 2016 | G-IVF Plus G-1 Plus G-2 Plus |
HTF (Irvine Scientific) | IVF/ICSI Fresh/frozen |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Zhang et al. 2016 | G-IVF Plus G-1 Plus |
Sequential media (Cook) | IVF Fresh |
X | X | X | ||||||
| Ceschin et al. 2016 | G-1 Plus G-2 Plus |
GV BLAST sole medium (Ingamed) | ICSI Fresh |
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| Hassani et al. 2013 | G-1 and HAS EmbryoGlue |
ISM1 (Medicult) | IVF/ICSI Fresh |
X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Hambiliki et al. 2011 | G-IVF Plus G-1 Plus | Universal IVF medium/EmbryoAssist (Medicult) | IVF/ICSI Fresh? |
X | X | X | X | |||||
| Lopéz- Pelayo et al. 2018 | G-IVF G-1 plus G-2 plus |
SAGE 1-STEP (Origio) | ICSI Fresh |
X | X | X | X | |||||
| Gu et al., 2016 | G5 HAS solution |
Quinn’s advantage media (SAGE) | IVF/ICSI Fresh/frozen |
X | ||||||||
| De Vos et al., 2015 | G5 | Universal IVF Medium, EmbryoAssist, and BlastAssist (Medicult) | IVF/ICSI Fresh |
X | ||||||||
| Lin et al., 2015 | G5 G5 Plus |
Global (IVF Online) | IVF/ICSI Fresh |
X | ||||||||
| Lin et al., 2013 | G5 HSA solution |
Quinn’s advantage media (SAGE) and Global culture medium (IVF online) | IVF Fresh |
X | X | |||||||
| Eskild et al., 2013 | G-IVF Plus G-1 Plus |
Universal IVF Medium and ISM1 (Medicult) | IVF/ICSI Fresh |
X | ||||||||
LBR: live birth rate, BW: birthweight, FR: fertilization rate, IR: implantation rate, BPR: biochemical pregnancy rate, CPR: clinical pregnancy rate, MR: miscarriage rate, MP: multiple pregnancies, CM: congenital malformations.