Human Reproduction, Vol. 14, No. 11, 2808-2811,
November 1999
© 1999 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
In-vitro culture of spermatozoa induces motility and increases implantation and pregnancy rates after testicular sperm extraction and intracytoplasmic sperm injection
American Hospital of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of 24-h in-vitro culture of testicular spermatozoa in recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (recFSH) supplemented medium versus simple medium on sperm motility, and to analyse the outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) of such spermatozoa. A total of 143 positive testicular sperm extraction procedures in men with non-obstructive azoospermia was evaluated prospectively. Extracted testicular tissue samples were randomized to be cultured in vitro for 24 h in simple medium or recFSH supplemented media. ICSI was performed with spermatozoa cultured in recFSH (n = 73) or in simple medium (n = 70). Sperm motility following in-vitro culture, embryo quality after ICSI, and implantation and pregnancy rates were assessed. Of the 898 MII oocytes available in the recFSH group, 646 (71.9%) were injected with spermatozoa showing either twitching or progressive motility. However, only 29.1% of the oocytes in the simple medium group (245/841) were injected with motile spermatozoa (P < 0.05). Fertilization rate (68.8 versus 42.1%), implantation rate per embryo (20.1 versus 13.2%), and clinical pregnancy rate (47.9 versus 30%) were significantly increased in the recFSH group compared with the simple medium group respectively (P < 0.05). In conclusion, in-vitro culture with recFSH appears to increase the motility of testicular spermatozoa, thus increasing the success of ICSI.
Key words: azoospermia/in-vitro culture/motility/testicular sperm extraction
1 To whom correspondence should be addressed at: Reproduction Unit, VKV American Hospital of Istanbul, Guzelbahce sok No: 20, Nisantasi 80200, Istanbul, Turkey
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