Research Article

Ultra-Rapid Freezing and Rapid Freezing Methods in Clinical ICSI Program: Effects on Sperm Biological Characteristics, DNA Methylation Stability, DNA Methyltransferase Activity, and Embryo Morphokinetics

Table 1

The evaluation of spermatozoa parameters before semen processing.

ParametersMean ± SD

Concentration (×106 cell/ml)89.75 ± 5.08
Rapidly progressive (%)44.01 ± 4.20
Slowly progressive (%)18.08 ± 2.01
Nonprogressive (%)14.03 ± 3.01
Immotile (%)23.88 ± 2.91
Normal morphology (%)6.75 ± 1.08
Viability (%)79.11 ± 5.02
MMP (%)72.11 ± 4.66
AR (%)24.44 ± 2.11

Note. MMP, mitochondrial membrane potential; AR, acrosome reaction.