Impact of sperm characteristics on time-lapse embryo morphokinetic parameters and clinical outcome of conventional in vitro fertilization.
embryo development
embryo morphokinetics
in vitro fertilization
sperm morphology
time-lapse imaging
Journal
Andrology
ISSN: 2047-2927
Titre abrégé: Andrology
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101585129
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2020
09 2020
Historique:
received:
11
07
2019
revised:
17
02
2020
accepted:
26
02
2020
pubmed:
3
3
2020
medline:
28
7
2021
entrez:
3
3
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Sperm abnormalities may negatively affect embryo development. To determine the influence of sperm abnormalities (morphology, motility, DNA fragmentation) on embryo morphokinetic variables and clinical outcome of conventional IVF. Participants were 86 couples undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). Sperm morphology was evaluated according to the strict criteria proposed by Kruger/Tygerberg. CASA system was applied for sperm motility assessment. Sperm DNA fragmentation was assessed by the chromatin structure assay (SCSA). Morphokinetic parameters were determined in 223 embryos obtained from conventional IVF only and cultured in a single-step medium using time-lapse imaging technology. Time-lapse variables from the initial embryo development, such as time of pronuclei fading (tPNf) and time for two cells (t2), were those more strongly related with abnormalities of sperm motility, morphology, and DNA fragmentation. Sperm morphological abnormalities rather than sperm motility were more closely associated with embryo morphokinetics. Sperm head defects were mainly correlated with the last stages of embryonic development (t9 to tHB), sperm midpiece defects with intermediate cleaving embryos (t5-t9), and sperm tail defects with the initial stages of embryonic development (tPNa-t4). Excess residual cytoplasm was positively correlated with all embryo morphokinetic parameters except t2 and tM. Absence of acrosomes, pinheads, coiled tails, and multiple sperm morphological defects correlated negatively with time-lapse embryo morphokinetic variables. A large number of sperm-related variables, including frequency of specific morphological defects, morphological indexes, DNA fragmentation and motility, and time-lapse embryo variables, such as time intervals based mainly of 15 time points were recorded. There were strong associations between specific sperm defects of the head, midpiece, and tail with certain stages of embryonic development from observation of pronuclei to the hatched blastocyst. Coiled tail, cumulative head defects, and multiple abnormalities index (MAI) were associated both with embryo morphokinetics and the implantation success.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Sperm abnormalities may negatively affect embryo development.
OBJECTIVES
To determine the influence of sperm abnormalities (morphology, motility, DNA fragmentation) on embryo morphokinetic variables and clinical outcome of conventional IVF.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Participants were 86 couples undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). Sperm morphology was evaluated according to the strict criteria proposed by Kruger/Tygerberg. CASA system was applied for sperm motility assessment. Sperm DNA fragmentation was assessed by the chromatin structure assay (SCSA). Morphokinetic parameters were determined in 223 embryos obtained from conventional IVF only and cultured in a single-step medium using time-lapse imaging technology.
RESULTS
Time-lapse variables from the initial embryo development, such as time of pronuclei fading (tPNf) and time for two cells (t2), were those more strongly related with abnormalities of sperm motility, morphology, and DNA fragmentation. Sperm morphological abnormalities rather than sperm motility were more closely associated with embryo morphokinetics. Sperm head defects were mainly correlated with the last stages of embryonic development (t9 to tHB), sperm midpiece defects with intermediate cleaving embryos (t5-t9), and sperm tail defects with the initial stages of embryonic development (tPNa-t4). Excess residual cytoplasm was positively correlated with all embryo morphokinetic parameters except t2 and tM. Absence of acrosomes, pinheads, coiled tails, and multiple sperm morphological defects correlated negatively with time-lapse embryo morphokinetic variables.
DISCUSSION
A large number of sperm-related variables, including frequency of specific morphological defects, morphological indexes, DNA fragmentation and motility, and time-lapse embryo variables, such as time intervals based mainly of 15 time points were recorded.
CONCLUSION
There were strong associations between specific sperm defects of the head, midpiece, and tail with certain stages of embryonic development from observation of pronuclei to the hatched blastocyst. Coiled tail, cumulative head defects, and multiple abnormalities index (MAI) were associated both with embryo morphokinetics and the implantation success.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Observational Study
Langues
eng
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Pagination
1107-1116Informations de copyright
© 2020 American Society of Andrology and European Academy of Andrology.
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