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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2021)

Published: June 30, 2021

Pages: 84-95

Research Article

The Effect of Follicular Fluid Eight Hydroxyl Deoxyguanosine (8‐ OHdG) Levels on Intracytolplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Outcome

Zainab F. Alokbi 1 Nadia M. S. Al - Hilli Hayder A. L.
1High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq.
History
  • Received: April 10, 2021
  • Accepted: May 30, 2021
  • Available Online: June 6, 2021
DOI

https://doi.org/10.28969/IJEIR.v11.i1.r7.21

Abstract

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are believed to play an important role in the function of the male and female reproductive system, as well as in embryonic development. If the balance between production and elimination of ROS is disturbed, pathogenic consequences would happen. Reactive oxygen species can sometimes exert damaging effects when overabundant, oxidative stress is hypothesized to have a negative impact on, for example, folliculogenesis, embryo development, oocyte maturation, oocyte fertilization, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome and unexplained infertility .8-Hydroxy2-desoxy guanosine (8‐OHdG) is a sensitive indicator of DNA damage as a result of oxidative stress. The study aim was to evaluate follicular fluid levels of 8-Hydroxy2-desoxy guanosine in patients undergoing Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) and compared the results between both pregnant and non-pregnant patients . One hundred and twenty-seven women included in this study, they underwent controlled ovarian hyper stimulation, program followed by ova pick up, at that time follicular fluid were obtained and freezes till the time of analysis for reactive oxygen species (ROS), patient injected oocyte was cultured in CO2 incubator, then embryo grading, embryo transfer, pregnancy rate and reactive oxygen species level were determined. Follicular fluid 8-OHdG was significantly lower in pregnant females (p < 0.001), 8-OHdG had negative correlations with grade 1 and grade 2 embryos and negative correlation with total blastocyst count. Follicular fluid levels of 8-OHdG provides sensitive tool to predict positive pregnancy outcome in women undergoing ICSI.

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