Table 1 General study population; comparison between morphologically selected sperm injection (IMSI) and conventional intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) groups.
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|
IMSI | ICSI | P | |
Cycles (n) | 100 | 100 | |
Female age (years) | 36.8 ± 3.9 | 36.7 ± 4.0 | 0.80 |
Male age (years) | 39.8 ± 6.2 | 40.3 ± 6.0 | 0.50 |
Number of failures | 3.3 ± 1.7 | 3.2 ± 1.6 | 0.49 |
Aetiology (%) | |||
Male | 29 | 35 | 0.12 |
Idiopathic | 24 | 17 | |
Tuboperitoneal | 19 | 14 | |
Endometriosis | 18 | 18 | |
Male + endometriosis | 6 | 2 | |
Tuboperitoenal+ endometriosis | 2 | 6 | |
Male+tuboperitoneal | 2 | 8 | |
MSOME a | |||
Normal spermatozoa (%) | 1.5 ± 1.8 | 1.7 ± 1.8 | 0.32 |
Semen Parameters b | |||
Total sperm count (x106/mL) | 70.4 ± 83.4 | 70.7 ± 60.4 | 0.97 |
Motility (% spermatozoa) (rapid + slow progression) | 51.8 ± 19.7 | 49.6 ± 23.7 | 0.55 |
Vitality (%) (mean ± SD) | 60.5 ± 17.4 | 56.0 ± 16.9 | 0.20 |
Leukocytes in semen (x106) (mean ± SD) | 0.4 ± 0.6 | 0.5 ± 0.4 | 0.22 |
Number of oocytes | |||
Mature (MII) | 7.1 ± 4.8 | 6.7 ± 3.5 | 0.94 |
Total | 9.5 ± 6.2 | 8.4 ± 4.6 | 0.45 |
Fertilisation rate (%) | 65.4 ± 23.5 | 62 ± 26.5 | 0.34 |
Embryos transfer (n) | 2.7 ± 1.0 | 2.7 ± 1.0 | 0.44 |
High-quality embryo transfer (n) | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 0.53 |
Implantation rate (%) | 13.6 | 9.8 | 0.21 |
Pregnancy/cycle (%) | 26 | 19 | 0.73 |
Miscarriage (%) | 15.4 | 31.6 | 0.28 |
Ongoing pregnancy/cycle (%) | 22 | 13 | 0.13 |
Live birth/cycle (%) | 21 | 12 | 0.12 |