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Sperm Antibodies
Author(s) -
PETERS ALBERT J.,
COULAM CAROLYN B.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of reproductive immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.071
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1600-0897
pISSN - 1046-7408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1992.tb00743.x
Subject(s) - zona pellucida , sperm , human fertilization , acrosome reaction , andrology , antibody , acrosome , biology , oocyte , medicine , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , embryo , anatomy
Antisperm antibodies (ASA) occur in 1% to 30% of infertile couples. Mechanisms by which ASA impair fertility include prevention of fertilization by decreasing acrosome reaction and/or zona pellucida binding, and postfertilization effects. Treatment for ASA involves assisted reproductive technologies.