A simplified method of epididymal sperm aspiration. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We present a simple technique of epididymal sperm aspiration that uses inexpensive and readily available materials. Men undergoing epididymal reconstruction with vasoepididymostomy or autogenous sperm reservoir had sperm aspiration for cryopreservation. Mean total and total motile sperm per aspirate recovered from 25 men have been 25.1 +/- 4.8 x 10(6) and 4.0 +/- 1.4 x 10(6), respectively. Two ongoing pregnancies have been achieved with intracytoplasmic sperm injection using thawed epididymal sperm. Sperm aspiration and cryopreservation maximize a couple's fertility potential with a single procedure and provide a viable fertility alternative to a second surgical procedure in the event of a primary reconstructive failure.

publication date

  • January 1, 1996

Research

keywords

  • Specimen Handling
  • Spermatozoa

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0030067779

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/s0090-4295(99)80397-5

PubMed ID

  • 8560646

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 47

issue

  • 1