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Pronuclear zygote score following intracytoplasmic injection of hyaluronan-bound spermatozoa: a prospective randomized study

Van Den Bergh, Marc Jg and Fahy-Deshe, Mary and Hohl, Michael K.. (2009) Pronuclear zygote score following intracytoplasmic injection of hyaluronan-bound spermatozoa: a prospective randomized study. Reproductive biomedicine online : RBM online : an international journal devoted to rapid publication of peer-reviewed biomedical research on human conception and the human embryo, Vol. 19. pp. 796-801.

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine whether the early stages of embryo development, as assessed by the zygote score (Z-score), could be influenced by the injection of spermatozoa that had been preselected on the basis of their binding to hyaluronic acid (HA). A total of 407 sibling metaphase II oocytes, belonging to 44 different patients, were injected in a prospective randomized way, with either hyaluronic acid bound (HA(+) ) or non-bound (HA(-)) spermatozoa. The fertilization rate (75-70%), the percentage of the different Z-scores (Z 1: 22-24%, Z 2: 22-22.5%, Z 3: 44- 45%, Z 4: 12-8.5%), the mean score of the transferred embryos (3.76 +/- 1.29, 3.78 +/- 1.1) and the number of embryos at the 4-cell stage 45 h after injection (77-76%) were not different between the two groups. The ongoing pregnancy rate in this study (<20 weeks of gestation) was 36.4% per replacement, the implantation rate 28% and the twin pregnancy rate 44% (7/16). Although binding to HA did not apparently influence the Z-score, this agent continues to be used for the immobilization of spermatozoa prior to injection, on the basis that it is a natural product that can easily be metabolized by the oocyte via normal biological mechanisms.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Spezialfächer (Klinik) > Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Spezialfächer (Klinik) > Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe
UniBasel Contributors:Hohl, Michael K.
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:1472-6491
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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