Table 3.
Clinical and semen parameters of the native and DGC-processed semen samples divided according to DFI (DFI ≤ 30 % versus DFI > 30 %)
| Native | DGC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFI ≤ 30 % (n = 23) | DFI > 30 % (n = 22) | P | DFI ≤ 30 % (n = 29) | DFI > 30 % (n = 16) | P | |
| Mean male age ± SD | 32.0 ± 4.8 | 34.0 ± 5.9 | 0.217 a | 31.8 ± 4.3 | 34.8 ± 6.7 | 0.082 a |
| Sperm concentration mean ± SD | 22.1 ± 21.5 | 26.2 ± 29.6 | 0.596 a | 6.3 ± 3.4 | 6.2 ± 8.6 | 0.965 a |
| Mean female age ± SD | 30.7 ± 3.8 | 31.2 ± 4.6 | 0.673 a | 30.7 ± 3.6 | 31.3 ± 5.1 | 0.674 a |
| Oocytes retrieved | 11.3 ± 5.5 | 12.5 ± 6.4 | 0.519 a | 12.2 ± 5.9 | 11.4 ± 6.0 | 0.656 a |
| Metaphase II oocytes | 9.3 ± 4.0 | 9.8 ± 4.4 | 0.711 a | 10.0 ± 4.1 | 9.0 ± 4.3 | 0.395 a |
| Oocyte maturation (%) | 83.7 ± 12.4 | 81.9 ± 13.8 | 0.642 a | 83.9 ± 12.3 | 80.9 ± 14.3 | 0.461 a |
| Embryos transferred | 1.9 | 1.9 | _ | 1.9 | 1.9 | _ |
| Fertilization rate (%) | 74.2 ± 17.3 | 74.8 ± 20.0 | 0.606 a | 76.9 ± 17.1 | 70 ± 20.4 | 0.235 a |
| Implantation rate (%) | 38.6 (17/44) | 31.0 (13/42) | 0.455 b | 38.2 (21/55) | 29.0 (9/31) | 0.122 b |
| Clinical pregnancy rate | 52.2 (12/23) | 54.5 (12/22) | 1.0 c | 55.2 (16/29) | 50.0 (8/16) | 0.765 c |
| Pregnancy loss rate | 16.7 (2/12) | 35.7 (5/14) | 0.391 c | 17.6 (3/17) | 44.4 (4/9) | 0.188 c |
aIndependent-samples t-test; bPerson’s chi-square; cFisher’s exact test