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Table 1 Sperm quality parameters in donor samples used in the cycles involving oocyte donors (donor-donor cohort) and in those using oocytes from patients (donor-infertile cohort)

From: Sperm DNA integrity does play a crucial role for embryo development after ICSI, notably when good-quality oocytes from young donors are used

 

Donor-donor cohort

Donor-infertile cohort

P-value

Mean ± SD

95% CI

Mean ± SD

95% CI

Fresh semen

 Total sperm count (× 106 sperm)

294.1 ± 125.8

[245.3 to 342.9]

245.2 ± 143.1

[195.3 to 295.2]

0.163

 Sperm concentration (× 106 sperm / mL)

85.39 ± 31.47

[73.19 to 97.59]

81.82 ± 35.57

[68.80 to 93.62]

0.484

 Progressive motility (%A + B)

60.73 ± 11.73

[56.18 to 65.27]

60.93 ± 12.89

[56.43 to 65.43]

0.924

 Non-progressive motility (%C)

7.45 ± 4.63

[5.66 to 9.25]

7.84 ± 4.56

[6.25 to 9.43]

0.706

 Immotile sperm (% D)

31.82 ± 10.09

[27.91 to 35.74]

31.23 ± 12.19

[26.98 to 35.49]

0.595

Motile sperm selection after thawing

 Concentration (M/mL)

34.42 ± 17.83

[27.50 to 41.33]

37.22 ± 19.67

[30.36 to 44.08]

0.557

 Progressive motility (%A + B)

35.84 ± 10.99

[31.58 to 40.11]

37.25 ± 8.599

[34.25 to 40.25]

0.610

 Non-progressive motility (%C)

6.75 ± 3.59

[5.35 to 8.14]

7.803 ± 4.383

[6.27 to 9.33]

0.444

 Immotile sperm (% D)

57.41 ± 12.55

[52.54 to 62.27]

54.94 ± 10.40

[51.31 to 58.57]

0.441

Morphology

 Abnormal shapes (%)

84.32 ± 3.56

[82.94 to 85.70]

83.79 ± 3.914

[82.43 to 85.16]

0.785

 Head Anomalies (%)

55.43 ± 9.267

[51.84 to 59.02]

53.65 ± 9.422

[50.36 to 56.93]

0.524

 Flagellum abnormalities (%)

1.82 ± 1.16

[1.37 to 2.27]

1.65 ± 1.13

[1.26 to 2.04]

0.519

 Mixed Abnormalities (%)

27.07 ± 9.100

[23.54 to 30.60]

28.47 ± 10.54

[24.79 to 32.15]

0.675