Is sperm hyaluronic acid binding ability predictive for clinical success of intracytoplasmic sperm injection: PICSI vs. ICSI?

A Mokanszki, EV Tothne, B Bodnar… - Systems biology in …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Although intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is now a widely-used technique, it is still of
interest to improve our knowledge as to which is the best spermatozoon to be selected for …

The role of sperm aneuploidy as a predictor of the success of intracytoplasmic sperm injection?

JDM Nicopoullos, C Gilling-Smith… - Human …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND We present the first powered prospective study to assess whether sperm
aneuploidy can predict the outcome of ICSI. METHODS Our null hypothesis was that …

Selectivity of hyaluronic acid binding for spermatozoa with normal Tygerberg strict morphology

P Prinosilova, T Kruger, L Sati, S Ozkavukcu… - Reproductive …, 2009 - Elsevier
During spermiogenesis, a plasma membrane remodelling step facilitates formation of sperm
zona pellucida and hyaluronic acid (HA) binding sites. Enrichment of Tygerberg normal …

Morphological selection of gametes

F Ubaldi, L Rienzi - Placenta, 2008 - Elsevier
Methods of selecting gametes before the intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) technique
are of paramount importance, especially where for religious, ethical or legal reasons the …

Pregnancies and live births following ICSI with testicular spermatozoa after repeated implantation failure using ejaculated spermatozoa

A Weissman, E Horowitz, A Ravhon, H Nahum… - Reproductive …, 2008 - Elsevier
The use of testicular spermatozoa for IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is currently
indicated exclusively for patients with azoospermia, since a favourable outcome is expected …

Quantitative analysis of locomotive behavior of human sperm head and tail

J Liu, C Leung, Z Lu, Y Sun - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Sperm selection plays a significant role in in vitro fertilization (IVF). Approaches for
assessing sperm quality include noninvasive techniques based on sperm morphology and …

MiOXSYS® and OxiSperm® II assays appear to provide no clinical utility for determining oxidative stress in human sperm—results from repeated semen collections

P Castleton, P Gyawali, N Mathews, SM Mutuku… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Oxidative stress in semen contributes up to 80% of all infertility diagnosis.
Diagnostics to measure oxidative stress in semen was recently added to the 6th edition …

Hyaluronic acid‐sperm selection significantly improves the clinical outcome of couples with previous ICSI cycles failure

P Scaruffi, F Bovis, I Casciano, E Maccarini… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Beneficial effects of hyaluronic acid (HA)‐based selection of spermatozoa for
intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are still controversial, and further studies are needed …

Sperm–hyaluronan-binding assay: clinical value in conventional IVF under Italian law

N Tarozzi, M Nadalini, D Bizzaro, L Serrao… - Reproductive …, 2009 - Elsevier
Hyaluronan has recently been employed in the development of a commercial diagnostic kit
for assessing sperm maturity, the so-called sperm–hyaluronan-binding assay (HBA). The …

Short‐term FSH treatment and sperm maturation: a prospective study in idiopathic infertile men

E Casamonti, S Vinci, E Serra, MG Fino, S Brilli… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The standard FSH treatment is based on a 3 months period, after which both
quantitative/qualitative improvement of sperm parameters and increased pregnancy rate …