Table 5 Analysis of the ICSIs with ejaculated sperm or thawed sperm
From: In cryptozoospermia or severe oligozoospermia is sperm freezing useful?
ICSIs with fresh sperm (group A) | ICSIs with thawed sperm (group B) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (total) | IC 95% | Mean (total) | IC 95% | ||
Women’s age (years) | 31.4 | ±0.68 | 29.8 | ±1.80 | 0.159 |
Men’age (years) | 34.6 | ±0.88 | 33.4 | ±3.75 | 0.576 |
Sperm count (/ml) | 298 × 103 | ±58 × 103 | 242 × 103 | ±280 × 103 | 0.717 |
No of oocytes retrieved | 10.68 (1741) | ±1.03 | 10.25 (52) | ±6.73 | 0.918 |
No of oocytes injected | 8.70 (1418) | ±0.79 | 9.4 (47) | ±5.7 | 0.823 |
Fertilization rate | 0.60 (833) | ±0.04 | 0.57 (23) | ±0.13 | 0.715 |
Cleavage rate | 0.70 (995) | ±0.04 | 0.77 (29) | ±0.23 | 0.628 |
No of embryos transferred | 1.37 (225) | ±0.10 | 1.20 (6) | ±0.45 | 0.446 |
Number of frozen embryos | 1.57 (257) | ±0.35 | 2.00 (10) | ±1.75 | 0.658 |
Pregnancy rate per ICSI cycle | 0.25 (41) | ±0.07 | 0.20 (1) | ±0.39 | 0.642 |
Implantation rate | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.20 | ±0.35 | 0.962 |
Birth rate per ICSI cycle | 0.20 (32) | ±0.06 | 0.20 (1) | ±0.35 | 0.862 |