Male Infertility
Conditions
Keywords
myo-inositol, fertilization rate, infertility, Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection, sperm
Brief summary
Andrositol® test allows to obtain additional information besides the WHO parameters and to evaluate the semen energetic status. The diagnosis is performed by analyzing the semen at two different time points: before the treatment and 30' after the addiction of myo-inositol directly to the semen. The purpose of this study is to evaluate if the responsiveness to the Andrositol® test of a sperm sample can be predictive of its fertilization rate in an ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection) cycle (primary outcome). Secondary outcomes as embryo development, embryo euploidy status and embryo implantation rate will be evaluated.
Interventions
The intervention consists in the addiction of myo-inositol directly to the semen identifying the quality of sperm prior ICSI procedure
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* male partners of couples undergoing an egg donor cycles
Exclusion criteria
* sperm volume lower than 1 ml * sperm count lower than 5 X 106 /ml * total sperm motility lower than 10%
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| increment of the fertilization rate | up to 20 hours after ICSI | measurement of the % oocytes become fertilized by sperm cells. This outcome, is calculated for each patient at day + 1 (14-20h after icsi) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Increment of implantation rate | up to 10 days after ICSI | implantation rate is calculated as the number of gestational sacs observed at echographic screening at +5 weeks of pregnancy divided by the number of embryos transferred |
| embryo development | up to 6 days after ICSI | the number of blastocysts for each patient at day +5, +6, +7 |
| embryo euploidy | from 10 days after ICSI | Embryo euploidy for each patient at day +10 |
Countries
United States