Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria used to screen the study population

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
At least 1 year of infertility	H/O chemotherapy, radiotherapy, drug addiction or occupational exposure
Females with age <36 years Normal ovarian reserve (AMH ≥15.7 pmol/L) Normal transvaginal US Patent fallopian tube	Wife age ≥36 years Decrease ovarian reserve Presence of hydrosalpinx, endometriosis, PCOD, thin endometrium (<7 mm) or any gynaecological problem
Males with normal semen analysis (WHO fifth edition, 2010) done on two separate occasions.	Abnormal semen report
ICSI cycles with fresh ejaculated sperm	ICSI cycle with frozen or surgically retrieved sperms

PCOD: polycystic ovary disease.