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Previously, we have shown that hyaluronidase 5 (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Hyal5<\/jats:italic>\n                    )\/\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Hyal7<\/jats:italic>\n                    double-knockout (dKO) mice produce significantly fewer offspring than their wild-type (WT) counterparts because of defective COC dispersal. Male infertility is mainly caused by a low sperm count. It can be further exacerbated by the deficiency of sperm hyaluronidase, which disperses the cumulus cells of the outer layer of the COC. In the current study, we evaluated the effects of a low count of\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Hyal<\/jats:italic>\n                    -deficient sperm and conditions of ovulated oocytes on the fertilization rate using a mouse model. Our results demonstrated that a low sperm count further decreases the\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    fertilization (IVF) rate of\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Hyal<\/jats:italic>\n                    -deficient dKO spermatozoa. In addition, the dKO spermatozoa resulted in a fertilization rate of 12.5% upon fertilizing COCs with a thick cumulus layer, whereas the IVF rate was comparable to that of WT spermatozoa when oocytes with a thin or no cumulus layer were fertilized. Finally, we proved that the IVF rate of dKO spermatozoa could be recovered by adding rat spermatozoa as a source of sperm hyal. 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