Clinical Study

Increased Fertilization Rates after In Vitro Culture of Frozen-Thawed Testicular Immotile Sperm in Nonobstructive Azoospermic Patients

Table 3

ICSI results with frozen-thawed spermatozoa on the moment of ICSI in both groups (Group I, when spermatozoa reached some kind of motility and Group II, after culture, with the peaked). Values are mean ± SD.

Group I ( 𝑛 = 4 0 ) Group II ( 𝑛 = 2 4 ) 𝑃

Fertilization rate (%)54720.05
Range42–7568–92
Cleavage rate (%)9496NS
Range60–10070–100
Grade 1,2 embryos2,622,7NS
Clinical pregnancy rate (%)4041,6NS
16/4010/24
Range20,825NS
Implantation rate (%)
Deliveries3537,5NS
14/4010/24