AI-based automation of Gardner blastocyst grading to improve standardisation across IVF centres

Human Reproduction (2026) – ESHRE Poster L26/P-166

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AI-based automation of Gardner blastocyst grading to improve standardisation across IVF centres

P. Pawlik, M. Siennicki, J. Kuśmierczyk-Kubiak, A. Vidal Pascual Rodriguez, B. Wojtasik, M. Bălănescu, G. Mamede Andrade, U. Sankowska and P. Wygocki

Our retrospective multicentre study across four IVF centres in Europe and Latin America evaluated an AI model trained to automate Gardner blastocyst grading using 6,299 blastocyst images. The model achieved a multiclass AUROC of 0.913 and an overall top-5 accuracy of 83.7%, with consistent performance across centres despite differences in geography, equipment, and laboratory protocols. These findings support the potential of AI to standardize embryo grading and reduce inter- and intra-observer variability in IVF laboratories.

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