Table 1. Nomenclature of the morphokinetic parameters studied. Description of the parameters obtained from ESHRE Working group on Time-lapse technology et al . (2020).
Morphokinetics parameters Description
tPB2 The second polar body is completely detached from the oolemma (h)
TPNa Appearance of individual pronuclei; tPN1a, tPN2a, tPN3a, ... (h)
TPNf Time frame of pronuclei fading; tPN1f; tPN2f... (h)
t2 Embryonic division time from fertilization to 2 cells (h)
t3 Embryonic division time from fertilization to 3 cells (h)
t4 Embryonic division time from fertilization to 4 cells (h)
t5 Embryonic division time from fertilization to 5 cells (h)
t6 Embryonic division time from fertilization to 6 cells (h)
t7 Embryonic division time from fertilization to 7 cells (h)
t8 Embryonic division time from fertilization to 8 cells (h)
t9+ Embryonic division time from fertilization to 9 cells (h)
tSC First evidence of compaction (h)
tM Time of completion of compaction process (h)
tSB Initiation of blastulation (first frame in which the blastocoel is visible)(h)
tB Full blastocyst (last frame before zona starts to thin) (h)
tEB Time of expanded blastocyst formation (h)
tHB Fully hatched blastocyst (h)