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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:dateCreated |
1996-12-3
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Treatment of couple infertility due to male subfertility by means of intra-uterine insemination (IUI) gives better results, in terms of per cycle and total cumulative pregnancy rate, if sperm preparation is performed using a discontinuous Percoll gradient than if centrifugation-resuspension is used. Also, the minimal semen requirements for successful IUI are lower with the former technique. Optimal epididymal function, with total alpha-glucosidase activity in seminal plasma > 83 IU/mL or Schorr stain result > 60%, is associated with a high probability of success of IUI [odds ratio (OR) = 11.1 and 9.4 respectively; p < 0.01]. If semen contains > 2.3 million white blood cells per mL or more than 13 million spermatozoa/mL with grade a motility the success rate is decreased (OR = 0.25 and 0.30 respectively; p < 0.05 and p < 0.01). It is concluded that IUI is a highly successful treatment in specific cases of male subfertility, provided that the correct technique of sperm preparation is used.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Dec
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| pubmed:issn |
0105-6263
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
18 Suppl 2
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
76-7
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2005-11-16
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1995
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Statement on intra-uterine insemination.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Andrology Laboratory, University Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, Ghent, Belgium.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Review
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