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In order to evaluate the influence of teratozoospermia on pregnancy outcome and newborn status after IVF and ICSI, a retrospective study was conducted. This was a matched case-control study that included 2202 IVF cycles and 2574 ICSI cycles and was conducted at the Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya in Changsha, China, from June 2013 to June 2018. Patients were divided into two groups based on sperm morphology: teratozoospermia and normal sperm group. The pregnancy outcome and newborn outcome were analyzed. The results indicated that couples with teratozoospermia had a significantly lower optimal embryo rate compared to those with normal sperm morphology in IVF (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.007), while there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of the fertilization rate, cleavage rate, implantation rate, and pregnancy rate (all\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &gt; 0.05). Additionally, teratozoospermia was associated with lower infant birth weight in multiple births after IVF. With regard to ICSI, there was no significant difference in both pregnancy outcome and newborn outcome between the teratozoospermia and normal groups (both\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &gt; 0.05). Furthermore, no increase in the risk of birth defects occurred in the teratozoospermia group after IVF\/ICSI. Consequently, we believe that teratozoospermia has limited predictive value for pregnancy outcomes in IVF\/ICSI, and has little impact on the resulting offspring if multiple pregnancy is avoided.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/aja.aja_91_20","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,29]],"date-time":"2021-01-29T04:17:33Z","timestamp":1611893853000},"page":"421-428","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":31,"title":["Influence of sperm morphology on pregnancy outcome and offspring in in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm 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