Retrospective analysis of the first collection versus the second collection in severe oligo-asthenoteratozoospermia cases in self-intracytoplasmic sperm injection patients
Background: It is well established that high-quality semen can lead to an improved fertilisation rate. Ejaculatory abstinence (EA) certainly can influence sperm quality such as volume, count, motility and morphology. However, very few studies have addressed the influence of EA on intracytoplasmic sp...
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| description | Background: It is well established that high-quality semen can lead to an improved fertilisation rate. Ejaculatory abstinence (EA) certainly can influence sperm quality such as volume, count, motility and morphology. However, very few studies have addressed the influence of EA on intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcome and especially in males with severe oligo-asthenoteratozoospermia (OAT) syndrome. Aim: This study was undertaken with the purpose of evaluating the advantage of shorter abstinence period (1-h sequential ejaculation) in males with severe OAT syndrome on total usable embryo rate and thereby emphasising the potential application of consecutive ejaculate. Study Setting: This retrospective cohort study consisted of all the infertile couples undergoing ICSI cycle with the indicated seminal characteristics who had consulted the tertiary care hospital between January 2021 and July 2021. Materials & Methods: All couples in the study had idiopathic male infertility. Retrospectively, two groups were analysed, i.e., Group A with 56 subjects in which first semen sample was used for ICSI cycle and another Group B with 41 subjects in which second semen sample collected within a shorter abstinence period of 1 h was used. Statistical Analysis: The data were descriptively analysed using GraphPad Prism (vs. 9.2). Unpaired t-test and analysis of variance test were used to determine the significance. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The age of female subjects in Group A was 29.9 ± 3.5 years while it was 29.4 ± 3.4 years in Group B. Similarly, the age of male subjects was 32.2 ± 3.6 years and 31.9 ± 4.1 years in Group A and Group B, respectively, with no statistical differences in any gender between the groups (P > 0.05). Apart from initial progressive motility (P = 0.004), none of the parameters such as total volume, total sperm count and morphology were significantly different (P > 0.05) between Group A and samples of Group B. Similarly, parameters such as volume (P = 0.006) and post-wash motility (P < 0.001) were significantly different between Group A and samples of Group B. However, there was no significant difference in sperm count and morphology (P > 0.05). Grade 1 embryos on day 3 were 345 (62.8%) in Group A and 170 (54.3%) in Group B. Overall, the total usable embryos in Group A and Group B were 222 (40.4%) and 148 (47.3%), respectively (P > 0.05). Conclusion: With regard to compromised sperm parameters, our findings do suggest that the second ejaculate is quite relevant to 'in vitro' reproductive treatments and a simple request for a second consecutive ejaculate (shorter abstinence period of 1 h) could provide the same results in terms of fertilisation. We observed the increased chances of usable embryos in the second ejaculate group. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3c0be2416594f0ca6d172205a2d700b2022-12-22T03:43:03ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Human Reproductive Sciences0974-12081998-47662022-01-0115213814210.4103/jhrs.jhrs_46_22Retrospective analysis of the first collection versus the second collection in severe oligo-asthenoteratozoospermia cases in self-intracytoplasmic sperm injection patientsDeven V PatelTrupti PatelNaroda MaheshwariShradha SoniR G PatelBackground: It is well established that high-quality semen can lead to an improved fertilisation rate. Ejaculatory abstinence (EA) certainly can influence sperm quality such as volume, count, motility and morphology. However, very few studies have addressed the influence of EA on intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcome and especially in males with severe oligo-asthenoteratozoospermia (OAT) syndrome. Aim: This study was undertaken with the purpose of evaluating the advantage of shorter abstinence period (1-h sequential ejaculation) in males with severe OAT syndrome on total usable embryo rate and thereby emphasising the potential application of consecutive ejaculate. Study Setting: This retrospective cohort study consisted of all the infertile couples undergoing ICSI cycle with the indicated seminal characteristics who had consulted the tertiary care hospital between January 2021 and July 2021. Materials & Methods: All couples in the study had idiopathic male infertility. Retrospectively, two groups were analysed, i.e., Group A with 56 subjects in which first semen sample was used for ICSI cycle and another Group B with 41 subjects in which second semen sample collected within a shorter abstinence period of 1 h was used. Statistical Analysis: The data were descriptively analysed using GraphPad Prism (vs. 9.2). Unpaired t-test and analysis of variance test were used to determine the significance. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The age of female subjects in Group A was 29.9 ± 3.5 years while it was 29.4 ± 3.4 years in Group B. Similarly, the age of male subjects was 32.2 ± 3.6 years and 31.9 ± 4.1 years in Group A and Group B, respectively, with no statistical differences in any gender between the groups (P > 0.05). Apart from initial progressive motility (P = 0.004), none of the parameters such as total volume, total sperm count and morphology were significantly different (P > 0.05) between Group A and samples of Group B. Similarly, parameters such as volume (P = 0.006) and post-wash motility (P < 0.001) were significantly different between Group A and samples of Group B. However, there was no significant difference in sperm count and morphology (P > 0.05). Grade 1 embryos on day 3 were 345 (62.8%) in Group A and 170 (54.3%) in Group B. Overall, the total usable embryos in Group A and Group B were 222 (40.4%) and 148 (47.3%), respectively (P > 0.05). Conclusion: With regard to compromised sperm parameters, our findings do suggest that the second ejaculate is quite relevant to 'in vitro' reproductive treatments and a simple request for a second consecutive ejaculate (shorter abstinence period of 1 h) could provide the same results in terms of fertilisation. We observed the increased chances of usable embryos in the second ejaculate group.http://www.jhrsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0974-1208;year=2022;volume=15;issue=2;spage=138;epage=142;aulast=Patelejaculatory abstinenceinfertilityintracytoplasmic sperm injectionsevere oligo-asthenoteratozoospermia |
| spellingShingle | Deven V Patel Trupti Patel Naroda Maheshwari Shradha Soni R G Patel Retrospective analysis of the first collection versus the second collection in severe oligo-asthenoteratozoospermia cases in self-intracytoplasmic sperm injection patients Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences ejaculatory abstinence infertility intracytoplasmic sperm injection severe oligo-asthenoteratozoospermia |
| title | Retrospective analysis of the first collection versus the second collection in severe oligo-asthenoteratozoospermia cases in self-intracytoplasmic sperm injection patients |
| title_full | Retrospective analysis of the first collection versus the second collection in severe oligo-asthenoteratozoospermia cases in self-intracytoplasmic sperm injection patients |
| title_fullStr | Retrospective analysis of the first collection versus the second collection in severe oligo-asthenoteratozoospermia cases in self-intracytoplasmic sperm injection patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retrospective analysis of the first collection versus the second collection in severe oligo-asthenoteratozoospermia cases in self-intracytoplasmic sperm injection patients |
| title_short | Retrospective analysis of the first collection versus the second collection in severe oligo-asthenoteratozoospermia cases in self-intracytoplasmic sperm injection patients |
| title_sort | retrospective analysis of the first collection versus the second collection in severe oligo asthenoteratozoospermia cases in self intracytoplasmic sperm injection patients |
| topic | ejaculatory abstinence infertility intracytoplasmic sperm injection severe oligo-asthenoteratozoospermia |
| url | http://www.jhrsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0974-1208;year=2022;volume=15;issue=2;spage=138;epage=142;aulast=Patel |
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