Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
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In routine ICSI, the selection is based on morphology and viability, which does not necessarily preclude the chance injection of DNA-damaged or apoptotic sperm into the oocyte. Sperm with a high negative surface electrical charge, named “Zeta potential”, are mature and more likely to have intact chromatin. In this procedure, sperm is selected based on the presence of a negative charge on sperm membrane. Thus, the aim of our work is the comparison between pure gradient and Zeta method, to select spermatozoa with normal chromatin. Our aim is to develop a simple Zeta potential method for sperm isolation; and to analyze the sperm maturity, morphology, and DNA parameters.