An attractive feature of IVF is that fewer sexed sperm are needed than for artificial
insemination. However, sperm sexed by flow cytometry/cell sorting are probably
precapacitated, necessitating modifications to standard IVF systems for optimal success.
With current procedures, the percentages of oocytes fertilized with sorted and unsorted
frozen bovine sperm are similar, and events during the first cell cycle are timed similarly for
sorted and unsorted sperm. However, in most cases, blastocyst production with sorted …