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3979581

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
Three-quarters of 41 women whose husbands were the cause of infertility in the couple had one or more embryos replaced after in vitro fertilization. One-third became pregnant despite their long history of infertility; the incidence of pregnancy was 45% after one or more replacements of embryos. In a group of 61 couples where both partners were infertile, 26% became pregnant. These data indicate that the lower chance of fertilization with poor semen is balanced by a higher chance of pregnancy in women with a normally functioning reproductive system. Oligospermia, asthenospermia, teratospermia, and autoimmunity are among the many forms of male infertility which can now be successfully treated by in vitro fertilization. Overall, 57% of the oocytes were fertilized, and almost 50% of men with very low numbers of active spermatozoa (less than or equal to 0.5 X 10(6)/ml motile spermatozoa) were successful in establishing pregnancy. Two semen parameters impaired fertilization most: seminal inflammatory cells and low progressive activity. The collection of split ejaculates and the careful preparation of spermatozoa, by sedimentation and layering methods, proved to be beneficial, improving sperm motility and raising the chance of fertilization.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0015-0282
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
422-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
In vitro fertilization: a treatment for male infertility.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article