Outcome of donor versus husband insemination in couples with unexplained infertility treated by in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

F. Azem, A. Botchan, Y. Yaron, J. B. Lessing*, J. Har-toov, H. Yavetz, I. Yovel, A. Amit

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1088-1091
Number of pages4
JournalFertility and Sterility
Volume61
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Donor
  • IVF-ET
  • husband
  • insemination
  • unexplained infertility

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