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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2023

Comparative Study of Sperm Selection Techniques for Pregnancy Rates in an Unselected IVF-ICSI Population.

Ioana Zaha, Petronela Naghi, Liana Stefan, Cosmina Bunescu, Mihaela Radu, Mariana Eugenia Muresan, Mircea Sandor, Liliana Sachelarie, Anca Huniadi

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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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  2. Comparing Sperm Selection Tools to Improve DNA Integrity.The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology · 2026
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  4. In vitro models of the male reproductive system: applications for developmental and reproductive toxicology.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2025
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Ioana ZahaDepartment of Medical Dicipline, Calla-Infertility Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Constantin A. Rosetti Street, 410103 Oradea, Romania.
Petronela NaghiDepartment of Medical Dicipline, Calla-Infertility Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Constantin A. Rosetti Street, 410103 Oradea, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1440-3965
Liana StefanDepartment of Medical Dicipline, Calla-Infertility Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Constantin A. Rosetti Street, 410103 Oradea, Romania.
Cosmina BunescuDepartment of Medical Dicipline, Calla-Infertility Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Constantin A. Rosetti Street, 410103 Oradea, Romania.
Mihaela RaduDepartment of Medical Dicipline, Calla-Infertility Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Constantin A. Rosetti Street, 410103 Oradea, Romania.
Mariana Eugenia MuresanFaculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 1st December Square 10, 410073 Oradea, Romania.
Mircea SandorFaculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 1st December Square 10, 410073 Oradea, Romania.
Liliana SachelarieDepartment of Prelinical Discipline, Apollonia University, 700511 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7701-2307
Anca HuniadiDepartment of Medical Dicipline, Calla-Infertility Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Constantin A. Rosetti Street, 410103 Oradea, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5998-9488

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Semen analysis is a poor predictor of the fertilization potential of spermatozoa and a male factor may contribute to poor outcomes of the IVF procedure, despite a normal semen analysis. The microfluidic sperm selection (ZyMot-ICSI) is based on the selection of the spermatozoa with the lowest DNA fragmentation rate, but studies do not prove better clinical outcomes after this method. (2) Methods: We conducted a retrospective trial comparing 119 couples that were allocated to the classic gradient centrifugation sperm method (control group), and 120 couples that were allocated with the microfluidic technique being used (study group) at our university-level clinic, to go through IVF. (3) Results: The statistical analysis showed that there is no significant difference between the fertilization rate (study vs. control

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PMCPMC10145657

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