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Semen parameters and sperm\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">DNA<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      quality were assessed prior to the oocyte collection day. Primary outcomes included cumulative live birth and pregnancy rates. Secondary analysis included percentage of\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">DNA<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      fragmentation in ejaculated spermatozoa (\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SCSA<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      <jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n                      and\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TUNEL<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      ).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Patients undergoing T\u2010\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICSI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a077) had a significantly higher clinical pregnancy rate\/fresh embryo transfer (\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ET<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      ) (27.9%; 17\/61) and cumulative live birth rate (23.4%; 15\/64) compared to patients using E\u2010\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICSI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a068) (clinical pregnancy rate\/fresh\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ET<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      : 10%; 6\/60 and cumulative live birth rate: 11.4%; 7\/61). Further, T\u2010\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICSI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      yield significantly better cumulative live birth rates than E\u2010\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICSI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      for men with high\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TUNEL<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      (\u226536%) (T\u2010\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICSI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      : 20%; 3\/15 vs. E\u2010\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICSI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      : 0%; 0\/7,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.025), high\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SCSA<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      <jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n                      (\u226525%) scores (T\u2010\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICSI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      : 21.7%; 5\/23 vs. E\u2010\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICSI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      : 9.1%; 1\/11,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.01), or abnormal semen parameters (T\u2010\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICSI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      : 28%; 7\/25 vs. E\u2010\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICSI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      : 6.7%; 1\/15,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.01).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The use of testicular spermatozoa for\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICSI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      in non\u2010azoospermic couples with no previous live births, recurrent\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICSI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      failure, and high sperm\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">DNA<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      fragmentation yields significantly better live birth outcomes than a separate cohort of couples with similar history of\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICSI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      failure entering a new\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICSI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      cycle with ejaculated spermatozoa.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/andr.12591","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,2,8]],"date-time":"2019-02-08T02:49:09Z","timestamp":1549594149000},"page":"281-287","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":31,"title":["<scp>ICSI<\/scp>\n                    outcomes using testicular spermatozoa in non\u2010azoospermic couples with recurrent\n                    <scp>ICSI<\/scp>\n                    failure and no previous live births"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"7","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6276-5581","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"M. 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