एंड्रोलॉजी-ओपन एक्सेस
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अमूर्त

क्या गंभीर ओलिगोजोस्पर्मिया वाले एआरटी रोगियों को प्रारंभिक निदान के समय शुक्राणु क्रायोप्रिजर्वेशन से गुजरना चाहिए?

सैंड्रा कोल्टा, डेव आर लिस्टिजोनो और माइकल जी चैपमैन

Every experienced IVF clinician has been confronted by the scenario of a couple about to undergo ICSI for a diagnosis of severe oligozoospermia, only to find there is azoospermia on the day of oocyte collection. To establish the incidence of this disastrous event, a retrospective study of all men with an initial sperm concentration of <5 million/ml, who subsequently had at least 2 further samples collected was conducted. An analysis of the change in sperm parameters over time was undertaken. Of the 35 men identified, 31.4% (11/35) did not have any change in their sperm concentration, 20.0% (7/35) of men had an increase, and 34.3% (12/35) declined. Seven men (20.0%) became azoospermic. These findings suggest that all men with an initial sperm conc