Article
Factors influencing the outcome of in-vitro fertilization with epididymal spermatozoa in irreversible obstructive azoospermia.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Sept 1994
Hirsh A V, Mills C, Bekir J, Dean N, Yovich J L, Tan S L
Abstract excerpt
Microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration (MESA) and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) were found to offer limited opportunity for fatherhood to 45 men with obstructive azoospermia, due principally to poor embryo implantation. Adequate sperm preparations were obtained in 46/50 treatment cycles (92%), with the best motility found in the caput epididymis in 89% of cases. The mean fertilization rate was 11.2% and...
Topics
- Adult
- Constriction, Pathologic
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Embryo Transfer
- Epididymis
- Female
- Fertilization in Vitro
- Humans
- Male
- Microsurgery
- Mutation