Table 1: Clinical outcomes of IVF and ICSI cycles in relation to sperm concentration in semen.
Sperm Concentration M/ml |
Clinical Pregnancy (%) | Implantation Rate (%) | Live Birth Rate (%) | Miscarriage Rate (%) | ||||||||
IVF | ICSI | P value | IVF | ICSI | P value | IVF | ICSI | P value | IVF | ICSI | P value | |
0-19.9 | 31.7 | 40.5 | NS | 12.5 | 20.7 | NS | 26.8 | 34.2 | NS | 31.3 | 25.30 | NS |
20-99.9 | 43.6 | 36.1 | NS | 21.0 | 18.6 | NS | 38.4 | 31.2 | NS | 21.53 | 25.69 | NS |
100-150 | 37.1 | 24.6 | 0.05 | 19.1 | 9.7 | 0.05 | 32.6 | 23.1 | 0.05 | 30.19 | 33.11 | NS |
> 150 | 41.7 | 15.8 | 0.01 | 24.3 | 8.7 | 0.01 | 41.7 | 5.3 | 0.001 | 33.33 | 75.00 | 0.001 |
Overall effect | P < 0.96 | P < 0.01 | P < 0.67 | P < 0.03 | P < 0.21 | P < 0.02 | P < 0.09 | P < 0.01 |
IVF: In Vitro Fertilization; ICSI: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection.