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HUMAN REPRODUCTION
Volume 19, Issue 8, Pages 1837-1841Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh325
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cytoplasmic maturation; fertilization failure; mitochondria; mitochondrial membrane potential; oocyte activation
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BACKGROUND: Complete fertilization failure after ICSI is a rare event, and it may happen repeatedly even in cases of normal sperm parameters and good ovarian response. In these cycles, alternative ICSI techniques may prove useful. METHODS: Our modified ICSI (mICSI) is characterized by aspiration close to the opposite membrane (the region of the mitochondria with a high inner mitochondrial membrane potential) which is followed by central deposition of the sperm. The method was applied prospectively to ICSI cycles of patients with a history of complete fertilization failure in previous ICSI cycles. In parallel, mICSI was compared with conventional ICSI in terms of further preimplantation development and treatment outcome. RESULTS: In patients with previous ICSI failures using conventional ICSI (no 2Pn zygotes out of 70 oocytes that had been injected) application of mICSI led to adequate fertilization (53.6%) and pregnancy rates (33.3%) (P<0.001; P<0.01). In patients without previous failed fertilization, no improvement in the rates of fertilization, blastocyst formation, implantation or clinical pregnancy could be seen. CONCLUSIONS: Our data indicate that the present version of ICSI is a reliable alternative to conventional ICSI. However, although it overcomes oocyte-dependent activation failure, routine application does not improve the overall results.
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