To view the full text, please login as a subscribed user or purchase a subscription. Click here to view the full text on ScienceDirect. Introduction: Blastocysts culture has become the corner stone of IVF treatments. The ability of an embryo to culture to a blastocyst stage is indicative of a high potential for a pregnancy. By transferring a single good quality blastocyst, good pregnancy rates can be achieved, while also minimising the number multiple pregnancies.