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Fertilisation rate

How many mature eggs fertilised normally. The first real signal a cycle gives.

Exact calculationArithmetic on the numbers you enter. If your inputs are right, this figure is right.

inputNormally fertilised (2PN)÷inputMature eggs (MII)=resultFertilisation rate (%)
In short

Fertilisation rate is normally fertilised 2PN embryos divided by mature eggs. Around 70 to 80% is commonly quoted for ICSI and somewhat lower for conventional IVF. Immature eggs are excluded because they cannot fertilise.

Source — Reference ranges vary by laboratory and by insemination method. Ask your unit for its own figures — good laboratories publish them.

Enter your values

Two pronuclei seen

Total mature at retrieval

Fertilisation rate
70%

That falls in the 65%+ band.

Normally fertilised7
Mature eggs10
Did not fertilise3

Where this sits

Your result of 70 % sits in the highlighted band. Bands are reference points used alongside clinical findings — not a diagnosis.

<25%25–50%50–65%65%+
Expected Borderline Below expected Worth discussing
65%+ %

A typical to good fertilisation rate. Around 70 to 80 percent is commonly quoted for ICSI and somewhat lower for conventional IVF.

Reference ranges vary by laboratory and by insemination method. Ask your unit for its own figures — good laboratories publish them.

Where this sits in the process
Planning
Testing
Cycle
Stimulation
Laboratory
After transfer

Highlighted is the stage this measurement belongs to. It is a map of the process, not a schedule — timings vary by protocol and by clinic.

Questions this usually raises

Why only count mature eggs?

Because immature eggs cannot fertilise. Dividing by total eggs retrieved rather than mature eggs understates the rate and makes cycles look worse than they were.

What does a very low rate mean?

It points at the egg, the sperm, or the method. Total fertilisation failure after conventional IVF frequently leads to ICSI next time; failure after ICSI is rarer and prompts a different set of questions.

Does a good fertilisation rate predict a good outcome?

It is a positive signal but a weak predictor on its own. The more informative number comes later — how many of those fertilised embryos reach blastocyst, which correlates far more closely with what happens at transfer.

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Laboratory rates vary. These bands are general and your unit’s own figures are the right comparison. Nothing here is a diagnosis or a substitute for assessment by a clinician.

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