Table 2.
Medium used for storage and sonication | No. of zygotes analyzed | No. (%) of oocytes with normal sperm chromosomes | No. of spermatozoa with chromosome aberrations | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Structural* | Aneuploidy | |||
TCM199 | 58 | 40 (69.0)b | 18 | 0 |
TBS + EGTA | 58 | 52 (89.7)a | 6 | 0 |
TBS + Ca | 50 | 34 (68.0)b | 16 | 0 |
TBS + EGTA, 100 mM Tris‐HCl–buffered solution +50 mM EGTA; TBS + Ca, 100 mM Tris‐HCl–buffered solution +2 mM CaCl2 .
Significantly different values (P < 0.05) between different superscripts. Percentages of oocytes with normal sperm chromosomes were analyzed by Fisher's exact probability test and chi‐square test.
Structural chromosome aberrations included chromosome/chromatid‐type breaks and exchanges.