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I I Arikan1, B Demir, G Bozdag
1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey. driarikan@hotmail.com
Aim:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the sole effect of sperm concentration on fertilization, embryo quality and pregnancy rates in patients undergoing ICSI cycles.
Materials And Methods:
560 ICSI cycles performed for male factor infertility were divided into four groups according to sperm concentration retrospectively. Group 1 consisted of 86 couples whose sperm concentration was less than 1x10(6), group 2 consisted of 169 couples whose sperm concentration ranged between 1x10(6) and 5x10(6), group 3 consisted of 95 couples whose sperm concentration ranged between 5x10(6) and 10x10(6) and group 4 consisted of 210 couples whose sperm concentration ranged between 10x10(6) and 20x10(6).
Results:
Fertilization rate was significantly lower in the first three groups compared to the last group (p<0.05). The first three groups were comparable with each other. There were no differences according to ovarian response to stimulation, embryo quality and clinical pregnancy rates between the four groups.
Conclusion:
Lower sperm concentration has detrimental effects on the outcomes of ICSI cycles. This situation is more evident in men with severe and extremely severe oligozoospermia.
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