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IgG Antisperm antibodies attached to sperm do not correlate with infertility following vasovasostomy
Author(s) -
Newton Robert A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.1920090413
Subject(s) - vasovasostomy , vasectomy , medicine , sperm , antibody , vasectomy reversal , andrology , male sterilization , gynecology , epididymis , infertility , fertility , population , pregnancy , immunology , family planning , research methodology , biology , genetics , environmental health
Abstract The sperm of 12 men postvasovasostomy was tested for antisperm antibodies by means of a mixed antiglobulin reaction (MAR) test. Agglutinating antibodies were found in 58% of these patients: 50% of the men whose partners became pregnant and 75% of those whose partners did not become pregnant. No significant difference in the level of antibody attachment could be found between the fertile group and the infertile group. Damage to the testis and epididymis following vasectomy seems more likely to interfere with subsequent fertility following vasectomy reversal.