Table 4.
ICSI outcome according to the severity of the oligozoospermia
| Cryptozoospermia (group 1) n = 36 | Very severe oligozoospermia (group 2) n = 50 | Severe oligozoospermia (group 3) n = 83 | P value (group 1 vs 2) | P value (group 1 vs 3) | P value (group 2 vs 3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (total) | IC 95% | Mean (total) | IC 95% | Mean (total) | IC 95% | ||||
| Women’s age (years) | 31.7 | ± 1.51 | 30.8 | ± 1.13 | 31.6 | ± 0.96 | 0.4 | 0.89 | 0.30 |
| Men’s age (years) | 34.0 | ± 1.75 | 34.7 | ± 1.71 | 34.7 | ± 1.19 | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.99 |
| Sperm count (106/mL) | 0.00028 | ± 0.000092 | 0.0078 | ± 0.0037 | 0.60 | ± 0.070 | 0.00026* | 2.5 × 10 -28* | 5.2*10 -28* |
| Use of thawed sperm | 2/36 (5.5%) | 1/50 (2.0%) | 2/83 (2.4%) | 0.57 | 0.58 | 1 | |||
| No of oocytes retrieved | 10.17 (366) | ± 1.95 | 11.30 (554) | ± 2.33 | 10.51 (862) | ± 1.27 | 0.47 | 0.77 | 0.56 |
| No of oocytes injected | 8.17 (294) | ± 1.85 | 9.14 (448) | ± 1.44 | 8.71 (723) | ± 1.07 | 0.42 | 0.62 | 0.64 |
| Fertilization rate | 0.56 (165) | ± 0.07 | 0.56 (236) | ± 0.07 | 0.64 (455) | ± 0.05 | 0.94 | 0.10 | 0.08 |
| Cleavage rate | 0.64 (200) | ± 0.08 | 0.66 (283) | ± 0.06 | 0.76 (541) | ± 0.04 | 0.71 | 0.02* | 0.02* |
| No of transferred embryos | 1.31 (47) | ± 0.22 | 1.40 (70) | ± 0.16 | 1.37 (114) | ± 0.14 | 0.49 | 0.61 | 0.80 |
| No of frozen embryos | 1.33 (48) | ± 0.70 | 0.86 (43) | ± 0.34 | 2.12 (176) | ± 0.57 | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.00031* |
| Pregnancy rate per ICSI cycle | 0.19 (7) | ± 0.13 | 0.32 (16) | ± 0.13 | 0.23 (19) | ± 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.68 | 0.25 |
| Implantation rate | 0.20 | ± 0.14 | 0.24 | ± 0.03 | 0.19 | ± 0.09 | 0.68 | 0.90 | 0.49 |
| Birth rate per ICSI cycle | 0.14 (5) | ± 0.11 | 0.18 (9) | ± 0.11 | 0.23 (19) | ± 0.09 | 0.61 | 0.26 | 0.50 |
*Significant p values below 5%. (Student’s t test).