Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  1999 Sep;42(9):1926-1934.

Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Using Frozen-Thawed and Fresh Testicular Sperm in Patients with Azoospermia

Abstract


OBJECTIVE
To investigate whether frozen-thawed testicular sperm obtained from men with azoospermia could serve as an efficacious sperm source for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) by comparing to the results of ICSI using fresh testicular sperm.
METHODS
From January 1997 to March 1999, 41 patients with azoospermia who underwent ICSIs using fresh and/or frozen-thawed testicular sperm were included in the study. In 23 patients of 41, fresh testicular sperm was left after ICSI and therefore remaining testicular sperm was frozen and frozen testicular sperm was used in next ICSI cycles. The results of ICSI were compared in frozen-thawed testicular sperm (frozen-thawed group, 30 cycles) versus fresh testicular sperm (fresh group, 39 cycles).
RESULTS
The number of fertilized oocytes, grade I/II embryos, fertilization rate, clinical pregnancy rate were comparable in the frozen-thawed and fresh groups. There were also no differences in the miscarriage rate and multiple pregnancy rate between the two groups. In patient group with obstructive azoospermia, there were no significant differences in the number of fertilized oocytes, grade I/II embryos, fertilization rate, clinical pregnancy rate between the two groups. In patient group with non-obstructive azoospermia, all parameters of results of ICSI were comparable in both groups. In each non-obstructive azoospermic patient group with mixed motile/immotile sperm and patient group with only immotile sperm, there were also no significant differences in the number of fertilized oocytes, grade I/II embryos, fertilization rate, clinical pregnancy rate between the frozen-thawed and fresh groups.
CONCLUSION
Our data demonstrate that using frozen-thawed and fresh testicular sperm gives rise to comparable results after ICSI irrespective of the status of sperm in patients with obstructive or non-obstructive azoospermia.

Keyword

Azoospermia; Frozen-thawed testicular sperm; Fresh testicular sperm

MeSH Terms

Abortion, Spontaneous
Azoospermia*
Embryonic Structures
Female
Fertilization
Humans
Male
Oocytes
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Rate
Pregnancy, Multiple
Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic*
Spermatozoa*
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