The predictive value of high-magnification sperm morphology examination on ICSI outcomes in the presence of oocyte dysmorphisms

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1241-1247

  Setti, Amanda Souza ^a,b   Braga, Daniela Paes Almeida Ferreira ^a,b   Figueira, Rita Cassia Savio ^b   Iaconelli Jr , Assumpto ^a,b   Borges Jr , Edson ^a,b  

^a Educational and Research Center in Assisted Reproduction   (Brazil)

^b Fertility Assisted Fertilization Center   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Embryo quality; Fertilization; Intracytoplasmic morphologically selected sperm injection; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection, oocyte dysmorphisms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELLULAR, SUBCELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; OOCYTE DYSMORPHISM; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON;

ADULT; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; OOCYTES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOZOA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878362250     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-012-9868-x     Document Type: Article

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