Successful  in Vitro  Fertilization with Sperm Cells from a Man with Immune Infertility | Zendy

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Successful in Vitro Fertilization with Sperm Cells from a Man with Immune Infertility

Author(s) -

NAAKTGEBOREN N.,

DEVROEY P.,

STEIRTEGHEM A.C.

Publication year - 1985

Publication title -

annals of the new york academy of sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712

H-Index - 248

eISSN - 1749-6632

pISSN - 0077-8923

DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1985.tb37533.x

Subject(s) - in vitro fertilisation , infertility , andrology , sperm , insemination , gynecology , human fertilization , pregnancy , medicine , embryo transfer , abortion , obstetrics , biology , genetics , anatomy

In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer was carried out in a couple that has been infertile for 7 years. High titers of antisperm autoantibodies in the husband's serum are (table, see text) believed to be the main cause of their infertility. Prolonged methylprednisolone treatment of the man combined with artificial insemination remained unsuccessful. In two IVF attempts embryos were obtained and replaced using capacitated sperm of the husband. A pregnancy was established in the second IVF cycle, but a spontaneous abortion followed after 6 weeks of amenorrhea.

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