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Intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a treatment for extreme oligospermia.
Amparo RuizJosé RemohíCarmen RubioYolanda MinguezManuel Gil-salomAntonio Pellicersubject
AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyCytoplasmmedicine.medical_treatmentUrologyFertilization in VitroIntracytoplasmic sperm injectionInjectionsHuman fertilizationPregnancymedicineHumansIn patientGynecologyPregnancybusiness.industryOligospermiaMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseSpermatozoaPregnancy rateOligospermiaEtiologyOocytesFemalebusinessdescription
AbstractPurpose: We evaluated the efficacy of intracytoplasmic sperm injection in patients with extreme oligospermia.Materials and Methods: A total of 67 intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles was attempted in 58 infertile couples in which the husbands had extreme oligospermia (less than 100,000 spermatozoa per ml. ejaculate).Results: Fertilization was achieved in 65 of 67 cycles. Mean fertilization rate per cycle was 66.4 percent. A total of 18 clinical pregnancies was obtained, for a pregnancy rate of 26.8 percent per started cycle. There were 4 miscarriages and 8 live births from 5 deliveries. Nine pregnancies are ongoing.Conclusions: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection in patients with extreme oligospermia is associated with high fertilization rates and offers the chance of pregnancy to these otherwise intractably infertile couples.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-09-01 | The Journal of urology |