The first successful paternity through in vitro fertilization-intracytoplasmic sperm injection with a man homozygous for the 5α-reductase-2 gene mutation.
Overview
abstract
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of successful paternity from a male homozygous for 5α-reductase-2 deficiency. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Academic center, division of reproductive endocrinology. PATIENT(S): A 45-year-old Dominican man and his 32-year-old wife. INTERVENTION(S): In vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Pregnancy. RESULT(S): Viable twin gestation. CONCLUSION(S): Men homozygous for 5α-reductase-2 deficiency can achieve biologic paternity through in vitro fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm injection despite severely abnormal semen parameters.