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Sperm motility, capacitation-like changes, acrosome reaction and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) were compared in fresh and vitrified spermatozoa. Eight mature (MII) oocytes were microinjected with the vitrified\u2013warmed motile spermatozoa. Although the motility of vitrified\u2013warmed spermatozoa was markedly lower than that of fresh spermatozoa (60% v. 90%, respectively), there were no immediate visible differences in the percentages of capacitated and acrosome-reacted vitrified and fresh spermatozoa (10% v. 8% and 5% v. 8%, respectively). However, the MMP in vitrified spermatozoa was apparently adversely affected in the ejaculate used for ICSI compared with fresh spermatozoa (63% v. 96% spermatozoa with high MMP). Eighteen hours later, six oocytes showed signs of normal fertilisation. Two-pronuclear oocytes were cultured in vitro for 24 h and two four-blastomere embryos were transferred. Two healthy girls were born at term. 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