title: [Intracytoplasmic versus subzonal spermatozoa injection. A comparison of 2 different methods of micro-assisted fertilization].
abstract: In order to define the usefulness of subzonal sperm insertion (SUZI) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), we studied in a comparative trial 46 consecutive treatment cycles of microassisted fertilisation by SUZI and ICSI. By ICSI 9% of the oocytes in metaphase II were damaged in 26 treatment cycles, by SUZI, however, not one single egg in 20 cycles (p < 0.001). Fertilisation rate after ICSI (65%) was, particularly in cases with combined sperm defects as well, significantly higher than after SUZI (35%; p < 0.001). Additionally, after ICSI a higher transfer (100% vs. 75%; p < 0.05) and pregnancy rate could be obtained (38% vs. 10% per cycle; p < or = 0.05). At the moment, 3 healthy children are born (2 after SUZI, 1 after ICSI), 4 patients are in the 2nd and 3rd trimenon, respectively, the remaining 5 patients aborted. In conclusion, the ICSI technique yields better results than SUZI, especially in cases of very severe male subfertility.
mesh_terms: D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008845:Microinjections / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013075:Sperm Capacitation / Q000502:physiology; D013084:Sperm-Ovum Interactions / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014817:Vitelline Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D015044:Zona Pellucida / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Intrazytoplasmatische (ICSI) versus subzonale Spermatozoeninjektion (SUZI). Ein Vergleich von zwei verschiedenen Methoden der mikroassistierten Fertilisierung.