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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2025

The Pre-Catching Sperm Technique Increases the Efficiency of the Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Method by Improving Fertilization and Blastocyst Formation Rates.

Catherine Haering, Evelina Manvelyan, Kathryn Coyne, Lauren Alexis Hyams, James Hamrick, Joseph Findley, Rachel Weinerman, Rebecca Flyckt, Sung Tae Kim

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Catherine HaeringDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Evelina ManvelyanDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Kathryn CoyneDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7413-4111
Lauren Alexis HyamsDepartment of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University Hospitals Ahuja, Beachwood, OH 44122, USA.
James HamrickDepartment of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University Hospitals Ahuja, Beachwood, OH 44122, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-8790-5619
Joseph FindleyDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Rachel WeinermanDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Rebecca FlycktDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Sung Tae KimDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-8658-8396

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A retrospective cohort study was conducted comparing conventional intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) with a pre-catching sperm (PCS)-ICSI technique. Cases with at least 0.5 million motile sperm and 5 mature oocytes were included. Conventional ICSI involves simultaneous loading of sperm and oocytes onto the dish, followed by identification, immobilization, and loading of sperm into pipettes for oocyte injection. In the PCS-ICSI technique, suitable sperm were identified and immobilized prior to oocyte loading onto the dish, thus reducing the oocyte exposure time. Variables of interest included rate of fertilized and degenerated oocytes, abnormal fertilization, quality blastocyst formation, and pregnancy outcomes. Statistical analysis utilized Student's

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assisted reproductive technologyinfertilityintracytoplasmic sperm injectionreproductive medicine

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PMID40725562
PMCPMC12295494

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