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The pregnancy outcome of the three morphologic groups were analyzed and a logistic regression of implantation rate was conducted.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Good-quality blastocysts yielded statistically significantly higher implantation rates than poor-quality (79.31% vs. 48%;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001). Planned subgroup analyses by age and the day of TE biopsy were conducted. Logistic regression analyses that adjusted for these variables identified higher implantation rates (adjusted odds ratio(aOR)\u2009=\u20094.083, 95% confidence interval (CI):1.836\u20139.082,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001) for the good-quality blastocysts than for those that underwent poor-quality cycles in women aged &lt;\u200935\u2009years, but not in women aged \u226535\u2009years (aOR\u2009=\u20096.074, 95% CI: 0.456\u201380.919,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.172). The implantation rates were higher among women with good-quality blastocysts on both Day 5 and Day 6 of TE biopsy than among those with poor-quality blastocysts (Day 5, aOR\u2009=\u20093.294, 95% CI:1.260\u20138.616,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.015; Day 6, aOR\u2009=\u20094.179, 95% CI:1.004\u2009~\u200917.399,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.049). Day 5 euploid blastocysts had no significant difference in implantation potential and early spontaneous abortion rate compared with similarly graded Day 6 euploid blastocysts.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Blastocyst morphologic grading was associated with implantation rate for euploid embryo transfers after adjustment for potential confounders. 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