Sperm defect severity rather than sperm source is associated with lower fertilization rates after intracytoplasmic sperm injection

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of sperm defect severity and the type of azoospermia on the outcomes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 313 ICSI cycles that were divided into two major groups according to the source of spermatozoa used for ICSI:...

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Main Authors: Sidney Verza Jr, Sandro C. Esteves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2008-02-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382008000100008