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ArticleClinical and experimental reproductive medicine2021

Semen parameters on the intracytoplasmic sperm injection day: Predictive values and cutoff thresholds of success.

Alaa El Din-Abdel Aal Moubasher, Emad Abdelrehim Taha, Ehab Mohamed Elnashar, Ahmed Abdel Aal Abdel Maged, Asmaa Mohamed Zahran, Heba Hassan Sayed, Hisham Diab Gaber

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Article in Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Alaa El Din-Abdel Aal MoubasherDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Emad Abdelrehim TahaDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Ehab Mohamed ElnasharDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Ahmed Abdel Aal Abdel MagedDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Asmaa Mohamed ZahranDepartment of Clinical Pathology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Heba Hassan SayedDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Hisham Diab GaberDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
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Abstract

objectiveThis study was conducted to investigate the relationship of semen parameters in samples used for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) with fertilization and pregnancy rates in infertile couples.

methodsIn this prospective study of Infertile couples with male factor infertility that had undergone ICSI, fractions of the same semen samples obtained for microinjection (to ensure the best predictability) were evaluated to determine the semen parameters and sperm DNA fragmentation index (DFI) on the day of oocyte recovery.

resultsIn total, 120 couples completed the study and were subdivided into fertilized (n=87) and non-fertilized couples (n=33). The fertilized couples were further classified into pregnant (n=48) and non-pregnant (n=39) couples. Compared to non-fertilized and non-pregnant couples, fertilized and pregnant couples showed statistically significantly higher sperm viability and percentage of normal sperm morphology, as well as significantly lower sperm DFI values. A receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of data from the 120 ICSI cycles showed that sperm viability, normal sperm morphology percentages, and sperm DFI were significant prognostic indicators of fertilization at cutoff values of 40%, 7%, and 46%, respectively. A sperm DFI of 46% showed sensitivity and specificity of 95% and 90%, respectively, for predicting fertilization, and no clinical pregnancies occurred in couples with a sperm DFI above 46%.

conclusionSemen parameters from the ICSI day sample, especially sperm viability, normal morphology, and DFI, had an impact on fertilization and pregnancy outcomes in ICSI cycles.

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FertilizationIntracytoplasmic sperm injectionPregnancy rateSemenSperm DNA fragmentation index

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