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Case Reports
. 1985 Sep;2(3):119-22.
doi: 10.1007/BF01131497.

Human pregnancy by in vitro fertilization (IVF) using sperm aspirated from the epididymis

P D Temple-Smith, G J Southwick, C A Yates, A O Trounson, D M de Kretser
Case Reports

Human pregnancy by in vitro fertilization (IVF) using sperm aspirated from the epididymis

P D Temple-Smith et al. J In Vitro Fert Embryo Transf. 1985 Sep.

Abstract

Spermatozoa were collected by microaspiration from the corpus epididymidis of a 42-year-old man with secondary obstructive azoospermia and used for in vitro fertilization. At insemination 61% of the spermatozoa were motile, with a motility index of 157. One of five eggs was fertilized and this was subsequently transferred to the patient's wife at the two-cell stage. Ultrasound examination and changing hormone levels confirmed an on-going pregnancy, which is currently at 30 weeks of gestation. This technique will provide a useful alternative for the management of some infertile men with obstructive azoospermia.

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