Table 3.
Clinical outcome of injection of frozen-thawed donor sperm of normal quality vs. autologous fresh sperm of poor quality into frozen-thawed oocytes
| ICSI of frozen-thawed oocytes in couples with severe azoospermia or oligoasthenoteratozoospermia | ||
|---|---|---|
| DONOR SPERM (normal quality) | AUTOLOGOUS EJACULATED OR TESTICULAR SPERM (poor quality) | |
| Patients | 4 | 9 |
| ICSI cycles | 4 | 10 |
| Mean female age (years) | 31.2 (range 28 - 38) | 31.1 (range 28 - 37) |
| Injected oocytes | 18 | 93 |
| Fertilized oocytes | 13 (72.2%)* | 38 (40.9%)* |
| Embryos | 11 | 23 |
| Blastocysts | 4 | 4 |
| Blastocyst rate | 36.4% | 17.4% |
| Embryo transfers (ET) | 2 | 5 |
| Pregnancies | 1 | 1 |
| Clinical pregnancy rate per ET | 50.0% | 20.0% |
| Clinical pregnancy rate per thawing cycle | 25.0% | 11.1% |
| Birth of a child | 1 | 1 |
*Statistically significant difference as evaluated by the Chi-Square test at P < 0.05.