Intracytoplasmic sperm injection after total conventional in-vitro fertilization failure

Authors

• Zouhair O. Amarin, PO Box 1572, Amman 11953, Jordan. (Formerly affiliated to King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.) Tel. +962 (79) 5225155. Fax. +962 (6) 5920755. E-mail: zoamarin{at}hotmail.com
• Basil R. Obeidat, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
• Abdulrahim A. Rouzi, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Mohammad F. Jallad, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
• Yousef S. Khader, Department of Public Health and Biostatistics, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the value of delayed intracytoplasmic sperm injection after failure of initial in-vitro fertilization in patients with normal seminology. METHODS: A case series analysis was conducted on 82 couples who underwent delayed intracytoplasmic sperm injection after failure of initial in-vitro fertilization at Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between January 1995 and January 2001. RESULTS: Seventy-eight couples had 616 unfertilized metaphase II mature oocytes after initial in-vitro fertilization. Second day "rescue" reinsemination by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) resulted in 174 embryos that were suitable for transfer. This resulted in 4 clinical pregnancies (5.1% per started rescue ICSI cycle). CONCLUSION: The limited success rate in this study provides confirmatory data that rescue ICSI is not an efficient adjuvant laboratory procedure.

Article Type

Research Article

First Page

411

Last Page

415

Recommended Citation

Amarin, Zouhair O.; Obeidat, Basil R.; Rouzi, Abdulrahim A.; Jallad, Mohammad F.; and Khader, Yousef S. (2005) "Intracytoplasmic sperm injection after total conventional in-vitro fertilization failure," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 26: Iss. 3, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.2871