PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION: To evaluate the efficacy of sperm pooling in the treatment of male infertility with the use of intrauterine tuboperitoneal insemination (IUTPI).
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 169 cycles of IUTPI were performed in 69 couples with mild male factor infertility. Pooled semen samples were used in 115 cycles (Group A), whereas a single sample was used in 54 (Group B). The same mild ovarian stimulation protocols were used in all cycles.
RESULTS: The mean inseminate motile count (IMC), following sperm pooling was 6.63 x 10(6) in Group A and 3.74 x 106 in Group B (p = 0.0001) with a single semen sample. In total, 33 clinical pregnancies were achieved; 28 (24%) in Group A and five (9%) in Group B (p = 0.036).
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study indicate that sperm pooling may prove a useful technique in the treatment of mild male infertility when combined with IUTPI.
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Mamas E, Romiou F, Nikitos E, Mamas L. Are you the author?
Neogenesis IVF Centre, Marousi, Athens, Greece.
Reference: Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2013;40(3):415-7.
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24283177
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