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Preparation by differential gradient centrifugation is better than swim-up in selecting sperm with normal morphology (strict criteria). 1998

P Prakash, and L Leykin, and Z Chen, and T Toth, and R Sayegh, and I Schiff, and K Isaacson
Vincent Andrology and In Vitro Fertilization Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate two commonly used methods of sperm preparation with respect to their effects on sperm morphology (strict criteria). METHODS Auto-controlled, split sample study performed on the semen of 74 male partners of couples enrolled for IVF. METHODS In vitro fertilization and andrology laboratories at a tertiary care, major teaching hospital. METHODS Seventy-four male partners of couples who were scheduled to undergo IVF. METHODS Equal halves of the same semen sample were evaluated for strict criteria sperm morphology before and after preparation by differential gradient centrifugation using Percoll (Pacific Andrology, Montrose, CA) and by the standard swim-up method. METHODS The percentage of morphologically normal sperm was assessed using strict criteria before and after the two methods of sperm preparation. Specific parameters studied were individual abnormalities of the head, midpiece, and tail. RESULTS Sperm preparation using differential gradient centrifugation with Percoll produced a significantly greater number of specimens with normal sperm morphology and also showed higher absolute quantitative improvement over the swim-up method. The two methods were comparable in regard to their effects on specific sperm abnormalities (i.e., head, midpiece, and tail defects). CONCLUSIONS The differential gradient sperm separation method using Percoll is superior to the swim-up method for selecting sperm with normal morphology as assessed by strict criteria. Because sperm morphology as assessed by strict criteria is a good predictor of oocyte fertilization, this method can be recommended as the method of choice for assisted reproductive technology laboratories. Use of this method may help improve outcome by increasing fertilization rates.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
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D002499 Centrifugation, Density Gradient Separation of particles according to density by employing a gradient of varying densities. At equilibrium each particle settles in the gradient at a point equal to its density. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Centrifugations, Density Gradient,Density Gradient Centrifugation,Density Gradient Centrifugations,Gradient Centrifugation, Density,Gradient Centrifugations, Density
D003102 Colloids Two-phase systems in which one is uniformly dispersed in another as particles small enough so they cannot be filtered or will not settle out. The dispersing or continuous phase or medium envelops the particles of the discontinuous phase. All three states of matter can form colloids among each other. Hydrocolloids,Colloid,Hydrocolloid
D005307 Fertilization in Vitro An assisted reproductive technique that includes the direct handling and manipulation of oocytes and sperm to achieve fertilization in vitro. Test-Tube Fertilization,Fertilizations in Vitro,In Vitro Fertilization,Test-Tube Babies,Babies, Test-Tube,Baby, Test-Tube,Fertilization, Test-Tube,Fertilizations, Test-Tube,In Vitro Fertilizations,Test Tube Babies,Test Tube Fertilization,Test-Tube Baby,Test-Tube Fertilizations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
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D013094 Spermatozoa Mature male germ cells derived from SPERMATIDS. As spermatids move toward the lumen of the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES, they undergo extensive structural changes including the loss of cytoplasm, condensation of CHROMATIN into the SPERM HEAD, formation of the ACROSOME cap, the SPERM MIDPIECE and the SPERM TAIL that provides motility. Sperm,Spermatozoon,X-Bearing Sperm,X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm,Y-Bearing Sperm,Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm,Sperm, X-Bearing,Sperm, X-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperm, Y-Bearing,Sperm, Y-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperms, X-Bearing,Sperms, X-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperms, Y-Bearing,Sperms, Y-Chromosome-Bearing,X Bearing Sperm,X Chromosome Bearing Sperm,X-Bearing Sperms,X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms,Y Bearing Sperm,Y Chromosome Bearing Sperm,Y-Bearing Sperms,Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms

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