Table 5. Fertilization and embryonic development potentials of oocytes from patient with (S+) and without (S-) cancer surgerys.
  S+ group (n=33) S- group (n=19)
Numbers of ROa 4.7±4.8 3.7±2.6
Numbers of FOa 2.8±2.7 2.8±2.3
Numbers of CEa 2.6±2.4 2.4±1.9
Numbers of SCEa 1.0±1.2 1.2±1.0
Fertilization rate
(total numbers of FO/ total numbers of RO)
59% (94/160) 75%b (50/67)
Development rate to SCE from RO
(total numbers of SCE/ total numbers of RO)
22% (35/160) 31% (21/67)
Development rate to SCE from FO
(total numbers of SCE/ total numbers of FO)
37% (35/94) 42% (21/50)
Development rate to SCE from CE
(total numbers of SCE/ total numbers of CE)
40% (35/82) 49% (21/43)

a RO, retrieved oocytes; FO, fertilized oocytes; CE, cleaving embryos; SCE, superior cleaving embryos.
b p<0.05 vs. S- group, Chi-squared test/Fisher’s exact test; odds ratio. 0.484; 95% confidence intervals, 0.258-0.908.