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Table 5 Birth defects in live-born children according to sperm DFI

From: Effects of the sperm DNA fragmentation index on the clinical and neonatal outcomes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles

 

< 15%

15–30%

> 30%

p-Value

Number of birth defects

1 (0.3)a

4 (0.9)

2 (0.9)

0.693

 

Cleft lip (1)

Abnormality of the external auditory canal (1), Cleft soft palate (1), Congenital heart disease (1), Joint deformity of the left index and middle fingers (1)

Down Syndrome (1), An extra finger near the right thumb (1)

 
  1. avalues in parenthesis are expressed in percentage