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ReviewJournal of reproduction & infertility

The Beneficial Role of Intra Cytoplasmic Morphologically Selected Sperm Injection (IMSI) in Assisted Reproduction.

Esmat Mangoli, Mohammad Ali Khalili

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Review in Journal of reproduction & infertility. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Sperm selection for assisted reproductive technology: do we have a winner?Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025
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  3. Review
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  6. The relevance of sperm morphology in male infertility.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2022
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2 authors.

Esmat Mangoli- Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Reproductive Science Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Mohammad Ali Khalili- Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Reproductive Science Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since the introduction of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), the importance of sperm morphology assessment has been given attention in the assisted reproduction field. It is important to select a good-quality motile spermatozoon for giving a better embryo quality in assisted reproduction technique (ART). In ICSI, sperm morphology evaluation is limited due to its low magnification. However, by using intracytoplasmic morphologically selected sperm injection (IMSI), the selection is done at high magnification of ×6600 using motile sperm organelle morphology examination (MSOME). Therefore, it becomes possible to select a good quality spermatozoon with an intact nucleus that may enhance the pregnancy outcomes. Although all patients can benefit from IMSI, it is important to standardize which techniques (IMSI or ICSI) could be used or which group of patients benefit from IMSI to maximize the efficiency of this advanced technology.

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ICSIIMSIMale infertilitySperm morphology

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PMID32175260
PMCPMC7048693

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