Trial reportReproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E2020
A fast and safe technique for sperm preparation in ICSI treatments within a randomized controlled trial (RCT).
Trial report in Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Automated oocyte retrieval, denudation, sperm preparation, and ICSI in the IVF laboratory: a proof-of-concept study and report of the first live births.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- A Narrative Review on the Sperm Selection Methods in Assisted Reproductive Technology: Out with the New, the Old Is Better?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Comparative efficacy of r-hFSH Alfa + r-LH versus r-hFSH delta + hMG in poor ovarian responders.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- The effect of Sertoli cell exosomes on spermatogonia stem cells differentiation.BioImpacts : BI · 2025Article
- Progesterone peak influences embryonic developmental morphokinetics on trigger day? A retrospective study.Journal of ovarian research · 2024Article
- Supplementation with vitamin D improves the embryo quality in in vitro fertilization (IVF) programs, independently of the patients' basal vitamin D status.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- Inadvertent Administration of 72 µg of Follitropin-Δ for Three Consecutive Days Does Not Appear to Be Dangerous for Poor Responders: A Case Series.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Comparison between density gradient centrifugation method, an extended version of the horizontal swim up method and the combination of both for sperm selection.Obstetrics & gynecology science · 2023Article
- The Polymorphism Asn680Ser on the FSH Receptor and Abnormal Ovarian Response in Patients with Normal Values of AMH and AFC.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Sperm Selection for ICSI: Do We Have a Winner?Cells · 2021Review
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Abstract
Recently a novel method based on horizontal sperm migration in injection dishes has been introduced as an additional tool for preparation of semen sample in assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures. In the present study, we evaluated both timing and reproductive outcomes in a randomized controlled study including 1034 intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) procedures followed by fresh embryo transfer. Couples enrolled were divided into two sub-groups, namely conventional swim-up method (Group A), and horizontal sperm migration in injection dishes (Group B).No significant differences were found between groups with respect to fertilization rate, implantation success, clinical pregnancy outcomes and ongoing pregnancies. On the contrary, both cleavage and blastocyst rates were statistically higher in Group B, suggesting superior efficiency and safety of this innovative technique also including time-saving and cheaper costs as compared to the classical swim-up sperm preparation.Our data support the interpretation of the horizontal sperm migration as a promising procedure for semen preparation in ART cycles.
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