Abstract:

Aim: To investigate the correlation of embryo quality, fertilization and pregnancy rates with sperm morphology in ICSI Intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles. Also, to compare early cleavage percentage with the sperm morphology. Methods: 60 infertile couples were included in this retrospective study. Azoospermic patients were not included in the study and female age was kept below 40. Sperm preparates were stained with hematoxylin method and morphology was evaluated according to Kruger criteria. Sperm morphology > 4% was accepted as normal. Fertilization was accepted as 2 pronuclei between 16th and 18th hours; embryo quality was classified as grade 1, 2 ,3 depending on the morphology and uniform distribution of blastomeres, and fragmentation on the third day. Fertilization, morphokinesis, embryo quality, early cleavage and pregnancy rates were evaluated according to sperm morphology in the current study. Results: Study group with teratozoospermi normal morphology 0,01 . Embryo quality were similar among both groups according to grade 1, grade 2 and grade 3 embryos p>0,01 . There was no significant correlation between the early cleavage and sperm morphology p>0,01 . Pregnancy rates were similar in both groups 45% and 55% in study and control groups, respectively p>0,01 . Conclusion: There is no significant relationship between sperm morphology and fertilization, , embryo quality, early cleavage and pregnancy rates in the current study

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