The ICSI procedure from past to future: a systematic review of the more controversial aspects

P Rubino, P Viganò, A Luddi… - Human reproduction …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND ICSI is currently the most commonly used assisted reproductive technology,
accounting for 70–80% of the cycles performed. This extensive use, even excessive, is partly …

PGT-A: who and when? Α systematic review and network meta-analysis of RCTs

M Simopoulou, K Sfakianoudis, E Maziotis… - Journal of Assisted …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Wide controversy is still ongoing regarding efficiency of preimplantation genetic
testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A). This systematic review and meta-analysis, aims to identify …

Sperm selection in assisted reproduction: A review of established methods and cutting-edge possibilities

G Marzano, MS Chiriacò, E Primiceri… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Male infertility often involves idiopathic or unknown causes, leading to an increasing
demand for assisted reproduction technologies (ART). Conventional sperm sorting …

DNA fragmentation in human sperm after magnetic-activated cell sorting

S Bucar, A Gonçalves, E Rocha, A Barros… - Journal of assisted …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose As fertilization with unselected apoptotic spermatozoa may contribute to failures in
assisted reproductive techniques, it has become essential to remove this type of sperm in …

The impact of a very short abstinence period on assisted reproductive technique outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

F Barbagallo, R Cannarella, A Crafa, S La Vignera… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Previous studies supported the beneficial effects of a very short abstinence
period on sperm quality. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the …

Sperm as a carrier of genome instability in relation to paternal lifestyle and nutritional conditions

U Punjabi, I Goovaerts, K Peeters, H Van Mulders… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Endogenous and exogenous factors can severely affect the integrity of genetic information
by inducing DNA damage and impairing genome stability. The extent to which men with and …

Sperm chromatin dispersion test before sperm preparation is predictive of clinical pregnancy in cases of unexplained infertility treated with intrauterine insemination …

FWRC Vandekerckhove, I De Croo, J Gerris… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Background/aims A large proportion of men with normal sperm results as analyzed using
conventional techniques have fragmented DNA in their spermatozoa. We performed a …

Magnetic-activated cell sorting of non-apoptotic spermatozoa improves the quality of embryos according to female age: a prospective sibling oocyte study

M Stimpfel, I Verdenik, B Zorn, I Virant-Klun - Journal of Assisted …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose The main aim of our study was to evaluate the benefit of the use of non-apoptotic
spermatozoa selected by magnetic-activated cell sorting (MACS) for ICSI procedures for …

Sperm parameters before and after swim-up of a second ejaculate after a short period of abstinence

C Manna, F Barbagallo, R Manzo, A Rahman… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Recent studies have supported the beneficial effects of a short abstinence
period on sperm parameters. The aim of this study was to assess sperm motility, morphology …

Risk of embryo aneuploidy is affected by the increase in sperm DNA damage in recurrent implantation failure patients under ICSI-CGH array cycles

F Asgari, A Gavahi, M Karimi, A Vatannejad… - Human …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates the relationship between sperm DNA damage in recurrent
implantation failure (RIF) patients treated with comparative genomic hybridisation array …