There Is No Effect of Total Sperm Count on Pregnancy Rates in ICSI Cycles

Abstract

Aim: To determine whether the total sperm count has any effect on preg-nancy rates in ICSI cycles. Material and Method: This retrospective cohort study was performed on single ICSI cycles of 661 couples in two seper-ate Assisted Reproduction Technology Centers between January 2010 and December 2012. Total sperm count and pregnancy rates were compared.Results: Pregnancy rates showed difference among total sperm count groups but there was no statistically significant difference between them. Discus-sion: It is shown that there are no statistically significant effect of total sperm count on pregnancy rates in ICSI cycles. © 2016, Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine. All rights reserved.