| Table 1. Embryo classification system. | |
| Grade | Parameters |
| I | Embryo with blastomeres of equal size, no cytoplasmic fragments and clear, homogeneous cytoplasm. |
| II | Embryo with blastomeres of equal size and less than 30% of the cells contain cytoplasmic fragments. |
| III | Embryo with blastomeres of different sizes; no cytoplasmic fragments. |
| IV | Embryo with blastomeres of equal or unequal size, with 30% to 50% of the cells contain cytoplasmic fragments. |
| V | Embryo with more than 50% of the cells contain cytoplasmic fragments. |