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Sperm chromatin structure assay high DNA stainability sperm as a marker of early miscarriage after intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Jerre, Elsa ; Bungum, Mona LU ; Evenson, Donald and Giwercman, Aleksander LU (2019) In Fertility and Sterility 112(1). p.2-53
Abstract

Objective: To determine whether high DNA stainability (HDS), as assessed by the sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA), predicts the risk of early miscarriage after in vitro fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF-ICSI). Design: Retrospective cohort study of consecutive pregnancies after IVF and ICSI treatment. Setting: Reproductive medicine center. Patient(s): A total of 1,602 pregnancies after 832 IVF and 770 ICSI treatments. Intervention(s): HDS measured using SCSA. Main Outcome Measure(s): Early miscarriage (≤12 weeks). Result(s): The HDS represents the proportion of immature spermatozoa lacking the normal exchange of histone for protamine-complexed DNA, and the outcome parameter was early miscarriage (≤12 weeks).... (More)

Objective: To determine whether high DNA stainability (HDS), as assessed by the sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA), predicts the risk of early miscarriage after in vitro fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF-ICSI). Design: Retrospective cohort study of consecutive pregnancies after IVF and ICSI treatment. Setting: Reproductive medicine center. Patient(s): A total of 1,602 pregnancies after 832 IVF and 770 ICSI treatments. Intervention(s): HDS measured using SCSA. Main Outcome Measure(s): Early miscarriage (≤12 weeks). Result(s): The HDS represents the proportion of immature spermatozoa lacking the normal exchange of histone for protamine-complexed DNA, and the outcome parameter was early miscarriage (≤12 weeks). For all treatments, the odds ratio (OR)and 95% confidence interval (CI)for early miscarriage was 1.41 (1.07–1.85)if HDS >15% compared with HDS ≤15%. When comparing the two HDS categories, for ICSI, the OR was 1.44 (1.01–2.04)whereas for IVF the results were not statistically significant. Conclusion(s): There is a small but increased risk of early miscarriage if HDS >15% compared with HDS ≤15%. This increased risk is seen only after ICSI, not after IVF. These findings suggest that HDS can be used as a predictor of an increased risk of miscarriage in ICSI treatments.

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DNA fragmentation, early miscarriage rate, high DNA stainability, in vitro fertilization, sperm DNA integrity
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Fertility and Sterility
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10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.03.013
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