PREGNANCY RATES AFTER INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION IN RELATION TOSPERM RECOVERY TECHNIQUES

Authors
EGBASE PE ALSHARHAN M ING R GRUDZINSKAS JG
Citation
Pe. Egbase et al., PREGNANCY RATES AFTER INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION IN RELATION TOSPERM RECOVERY TECHNIQUES, Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 14(6), 1997, pp. 317-320
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10580468
Volume
14
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
317 - 320
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-0468(1997)14:6<317:PRAISI>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Purpose/Methods: Clinical outcome after intracytoplasmic sperm injecti on (ICSI) was evaluated in relation to three techniques of sperm recov ery, mini-Percoll, simple concentration, and centrifugation and washin g. Results: Whereas fertilization and embryonic cleavage rates were si milar in the three groups, the rates of implantation and clinical preg nancy were statistically significantly higher following sperm recovery by the techniques of mini-Percoll and centrifugation and washing.