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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2016)

Published: June 30, 2016

Pages: 61-71

Research Article

Embryo Grading and Pregnancy Outcome in Women of Patients with Azoospermia Following ICSI

Ula M. Al-Kawaz 1 Ban J. Qasim 2 Sally A. Shukry Ammar M. Qassim 3
1Department of Clinical Reproductive Physiology-High Institute of Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies-Al-Nahrain University-Baghdad, IRAQ
2College of Medicine-Al-Nahrain University-Baghdad, IRAQ
3Baghdad-Al-Rusafa Health Directorate -Kamal Al-Samarrai Hospital –Center for Infertility Treatment and IVF
History
  • Received: March 1, 2016
  • Available Online: June 1, 2016

Abstract

Background: Azoospermia is defined as the lack of sperm in male ejaculate and is suggested to be present in about 1 % of all males and to account for 10-15% of the causes of infertility in men. The development of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) as an effective therapy. Embryo grading has gained special attention in published literature regarding its predictive role in pregnancy outcome following ICSI; however, substantial controversy is present that justified the carrying out of the present study. Objective: To study the association between embryo quality and pregnancy rate in women of males with azoospermia. Patients,Materials and Methods: This prospective cohort study included 60 patients with azoospermia, 15 male with obstructive type and 45 males with non-obstructive type.Those patients were randomly selected form the population of infertile couples who regularly visits the High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies and from Kamal Al-Samarrai Hospital -Center for Infertility Treatment and IVF. Results Pregnancy was encountered in 7 patients (23.33%). It was not statistically associated with type of azoospermia (P=0.388), also it was not affected by age and serum hormonal level, but highly determined by good quality of embryo. Quality of embryo was graded from 1 to 4. The lower the grade, the better the quality of the embryo was. Quality of embryo was not significantly correlated with type of azoospermia, age and hormonal levels. Conclusions Good quality of embryo is a significant predictor of positive pregnancy outcome in ICSI and the quality of embryo is not affected by age of male patient or type of azoospermia.

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