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SUBMITTER: Palermo GD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5719728 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Palermo G D GD O'Neill C L CL Chow S S Cheung S S Parrella A A Pereira N N Rosenwaks Z Z
Reproduction (Cambridge, England) 20171120 6
Among infertile couples, 25% involve both male and female factors, while male factor alone accounts for another 25% due to oligo-, astheno-, teratozoospermia, a combination of the three, or even a complete absence of sperm cells in the ejaculate and can lead to a poor prognosis even with the help of assisted reproductive technology (ART). Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has been with us now for a quarter of a century and in spite of the controversy generated since its inception, it remai ...[more]