TY - JOUR
T1 - Outcome of donor versus husband insemination in couples with unexplained infertility treated by in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer
AU - Azem, F.
AU - Botchan, A.
AU - Yaron, Y.
AU - Lessing, J. B.
AU - Har-toov, J.
AU - Yavetz, H.
AU - Yovel, I.
AU - Amit, A.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Objective: To examine the IVF-ET outcome of couples with unexplained infertility treated by husband versus donor sperm. Design: A retrospective analysis of the IVF-ET outcome of couples with unexplained infertility treated by either husband or donor sperm and in a subgroup of patients treated simultaneously by husband and donor sperm. Setting: IVF Unit, Serlin Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel. Patients: Couples diagnosed as having unexplained infertility underwent IVF at our Unit: included were 96 couples treated by husband insemination (group A), 27 couples who received donor insemination because of azoospermia (group B), and 8 couples who sought donor insemination after having previously failed IVF (group C). Results: No statistically significant difference was found between groups A and B regarding age of the females, duration of infertility, number of IVF cycles, fertilization rate, number of ETs, and pregnancy rate. Oocytes collected in group C were subdivided further into two groups: 45 were incubated with husband sperm and 46 were incubated with donor sperm. Fertilization rates were 46.6% and 50%, respectively. One pregnancy occurred. Conclusion: In couples with unexplained infertility who had undergone IVF-ET with husband insemination, the fertilization and pregnancy rates were similar to those of couples who were treated by donor sperm.
AB - Objective: To examine the IVF-ET outcome of couples with unexplained infertility treated by husband versus donor sperm. Design: A retrospective analysis of the IVF-ET outcome of couples with unexplained infertility treated by either husband or donor sperm and in a subgroup of patients treated simultaneously by husband and donor sperm. Setting: IVF Unit, Serlin Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel. Patients: Couples diagnosed as having unexplained infertility underwent IVF at our Unit: included were 96 couples treated by husband insemination (group A), 27 couples who received donor insemination because of azoospermia (group B), and 8 couples who sought donor insemination after having previously failed IVF (group C). Results: No statistically significant difference was found between groups A and B regarding age of the females, duration of infertility, number of IVF cycles, fertilization rate, number of ETs, and pregnancy rate. Oocytes collected in group C were subdivided further into two groups: 45 were incubated with husband sperm and 46 were incubated with donor sperm. Fertilization rates were 46.6% and 50%, respectively. One pregnancy occurred. Conclusion: In couples with unexplained infertility who had undergone IVF-ET with husband insemination, the fertilization and pregnancy rates were similar to those of couples who were treated by donor sperm.
KW - Donor
KW - IVF-ET
KW - husband
KW - insemination
KW - unexplained infertility
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U2 - 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)56761-2
DO - 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)56761-2
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AN - SCOPUS:0028276399
SN - 0015-0282
VL - 61
SP - 1088
EP - 1091
JO - Fertility and Sterility
JF - Fertility and Sterility
IS - 6
ER -