PMID- 25675919 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151117 LR - 20150214 IS - 1875-6263 (Electronic) IS - 1028-4559 (Linking) VI - 54 IP - 1 DP - 2015 Feb TI - The efficiency of conventional microscopic selection is comparable to the hyaluronic acid binding method in selecting spermatozoa for male infertility patients. PG - 48-53 LID - S1028-4559(14)00206-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.tjog.2014.11.006 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if hyaluronic acid (HA)-bound spermatozoa surpassed conventional microscopy-selected spermatozoa in the status of sperm DNA integrity by acridine orange (AO) fluorescence staining. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Spermatozoa obtained from couples with indication for the intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) procedure due to male infertility (n = 34) and control males with normal sperm parameters (n = 12) were analyzed using AO fluorescence staining after density-gradient centrifugation (DGC), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-microscopic selection, and HA-binding selection to determine sperm DNA integrity. RESULTS: Percentages of DNA intact spermatozoa with green fluorescence were significantly higher in both PVP-microscopic selected spermatozoa (82.1 +/- 24.0%) and HA-bound spermatozoa (83.9 +/- 21.1%) than in spermatozoa prepared by DGC (66.8 +/- 24.0%). However, there was no significant difference between the PVP-sperm and HA-sperm groups. When the percentage of green fluorescent spermatozoa prepared by DGC fell initially below 68%, both PVP-microscopic and HA-binding selection failed to select over 90% spermatozoa with intact DNA for ICSI in the male infertility group. Compared to control males with normal sperm parameters (99.3 +/- 1.8%), the proportion of green fluorescence sperm after HA-binding selection from couples with male infertility (83.9 +/- 21.1%) did not reach the range of > 99% reported by Yagci et al. CONCLUSION: The percentages of DNA intact spermatozoa between the PVP-sperm and HA-sperm groups were not significantly different. In an ICSI procedure, a well-trained embryologist will have the same ability to choose sperm with intact DNA by conventional microscopic selection as with HA-bound spermatozoa selection. CI - Copyright (c) 2014. Published by Elsevier B.V. FAU - Huang, Meng-Ting AU - Huang MT AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. FAU - Kuo-Kuang Lee, Robert AU - Kuo-Kuang Lee R AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. FAU - Lu, Chung-Hao AU - Lu CH AD - Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. FAU - Chen, Ying-Jie AU - Chen YJ AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. FAU - Li, Sheng-Hsiang AU - Li SH AD - Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan. FAU - Hwu, Yuh-Ming AU - Hwu YM AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan; Mackay Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: hwu4416@yahoo.com.tw. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - China (Republic : 1949- ) TA - Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol JT - Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology JID - 101213819 RN - 0 (Viscosupplements) RN - 9004-61-9 (Hyaluronic Acid) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - DNA Fragmentation/drug effects MH - Embryo Implantation MH - Female MH - Follow-Up Studies MH - Humans MH - Hyaluronic Acid/*administration & dosage MH - Infertility, Male/diagnosis/*drug therapy/genetics MH - Male MH - Retrospective Studies MH - Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic/*methods MH - Sperm Retrieval MH - Spermatozoa/cytology/*drug effects/physiology MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Viscosupplements/administration & dosage OTO - NOTNLM OT - PVP-ICSI OT - acridine orange fluorescence test OT - hyaluronic acid selection OT - sperm DNA integrity OT - sperm selection EDAT- 2015/02/14 06:00 MHDA- 2015/11/18 06:00 CRDT- 2015/02/14 06:00 PHST- 2014/03/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/02/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/02/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/11/18 06:00 [medline] AID - S1028-4559(14)00206-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.tjog.2014.11.006 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Feb;54(1):48-53. doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2014.11.006.