Publication Name	World Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Manuscript ID	17854
Country	United Kingdom

Received	2015-03-27 11:05
Peer-Review Started	2015-03-31 09:54
To Make the First Decision	2015-04-27 15:29
Return for Revision	2015-04-30 16:27
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Second Decision	2015-07-29 16:17
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-08-07 16:21
Articles in Press	2015-08-07 16:21
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-10-30 15:32
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-11-10 08:36

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Category	Obstetrics & Gynecology
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Use of hyaluronic acid for sperm immobilisation and selection before intracytoplasmic sperm injection: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Laurentiu Craciunas, Nikolaos Tsampras, Martina Kollmann, Laura Stirbu and Nicholas John Raine-Fenning
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. Laurentiu Craciunas, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United Kingdom. lcraciunas@doctors.org.uk
Key Words	Hyaluronic acid; Sperm; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Core Tip	Hyaluronic acid (HA) has been proposed as a physiological alternative to polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) for use as a selection medium to reduce sperm motility as a solution for the reported toxicity and unknown long term effects of PVP. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of eleven randomised controlled trials involving 13719 oocyte intracytoplasmatic injections with sperm immobilised and selected using HA or PVP. There was no difference between HA and PVP groups in terms of fertilisation, embryo quality, clinical pregnancy, implantation and live birth rates.
Publish Date	2015-11-10 08:36
Citation	Craciunas L, Tsampras N, Kollmann M, Stirbu L, Raine-Fenning NJ. Use of hyaluronic acid for sperm immobilisation and selection before intracytoplasmic sperm injection: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Obstet Gynecol 2015; 4(4): 113-123
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-6220/full/v4/i4/113.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5317/wjog.v4.i4.113

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