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. 2020 Feb 21;2020(2):CD010167. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010167.pub3

Setti 2012c.

Methods Prospective randomised clinical trial performed in a private fertility centre (Brazil). Period of enrolment not reported
Participants Eligibility criteria: women undergoing ICSI as a result of unexplained fertility
Interventions Couples were randomised into 2 groups:
Intervention: sperm selection in the ICSI group was analysed under 6000x magnification
Control: sperm selection in the ICSI group was analysed under 400x magnification
Outcomes Fertilisation rate, high‐quality embryo rate, number of transferred embryos, implantation rate, and pregnancy rate
Notes Miscarriage, live birth, and congenital abnormalities not reported
Implantation rate: 39.6% (IMSI) vs 19.4% (ICSI); P = 0.019
Authors were contacted for further information regarding period of enrolment and eligibility criteria but no answer was received by the completion of the present update.

ART: assisted reproduction technique; DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid; FSH: follicle‐stimulating hormone; ICSI: intracytoplasmic sperm injection; IMSI: intracytoplasmic morphologically selected sperm injection; IU: international units.