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Table 5 Effects of progressive motility in ICSI

From: Sperm quality and paternal age: effect on blastocyst formation and pregnancy rates

Progressive motility (%)

<32

>32

P value

Mean maternal age (years ± SD)

33.02 ± 5.13

33.54 ± 4.90

0.0601

Number of ICSI

852

657

 

Mean number of injected oocytes ± SD

8.01 ± 4.48

7.42 ± 4.38

0.0041

Fertilization rate (%)

64.82

67.03

0.013

Mean number of embryos at day 2 ± SD

4.97 ± 3.64

4.82 ± 3.49

0.5315

Mean number of embryos at day 3 ± SD

4.26 ± 3.45

4.16 ± 3.32

0.6800

Mean number of embryos in prolonged culture ± SD

2.75 ± 3.35

2.71 ± 3.26

0.8990

Mean number of obtained blastocysts ± SD

1.37 ± 2.09

1.28 ± 2.02

0.5681

Rate of blastocyst formation (%)

49.76

47.47

0.1441

Mean number of transferred blastocysts ± SD

0.083 ± 0.297

0.067 ± 0.256

0.6823

Mean number of frozen blastocysts ± SD

0.548 ± 1.200

0.530 ± 1.270

0.6363

Rate of useful blastocysts (%)

46.14

46.44

0.8923

Rate of clinical pregnancies (%)

39.50

38.60

0.7272

Rate of miscarriages (%)

17.10

15.30

0.6893

  1. SD standard deviation