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Live birth following intracytoplasmic sperm injection after a 15-hour weather-related delay in cryopreservation of testicular sperm.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15705394     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To report a live birth after transfer of cryopreserved blastocysts derived from testicular sperm that were cryopreserved 15 hours after biopsy due to inclement weather. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University-affiliated private clinic. PATIENT(S): Couple undergoing IVF with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using testicular extracted sperm for male factor infertility due to unexplained obstructive azoospermia. INTERVENTION(S): An IVF case involving testicular biopsy, cryopreservation, and thawing of testicular tissue, ICSI, embryo freezing, and transfer of cyropreserved blastocysts. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The ability to use cryopreserved testicular tissue in which optimal time from biopsy to freezing had been delayed because the weather was inclement. RESULT(S): In spite of a 15-hour delay in processing and cryopreservation of the testicular biopsy, subsequent thawing yielded viable sperm that resulted in viable embryos after ICSI. Transfer of fresh embryos was unsuccessful. However, subsequent use of supernumerary viable blastocysts that were frozen resulted in the live birth of a baby. CONCLUSION(S): A 15-hour delay in processing and cryopreservation of a testicular biopsy did not affect the viability of the extracted sperm after thawing. Although it is desirable to freeze the testicular specimen as soon as possible, the delay in processing in this case due to inclement weather did not affect the potential for fertilization and implantation of a viable cryopreserved blastocyst.
Authors:
Hemlata S Bhakoo; Peter Vaccaro; Kent Crickard; Michael W Sullivan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Fertility and sterility     Volume:  83     ISSN:  0015-0282     ISO Abbreviation:  Fertil. Steril.     Publication Date:  2005 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-02-11     Completed Date:  2005-04-05     Revised Date:  2005-12-27    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372772     Medline TA:  Fertil Steril     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  464-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Infertility and IVF Medical Associates of WNY, 4510 Main Street, Snyder, NY 14226, USA. hsbhakoo@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Biopsy
Blastomeres
Cryopreservation*
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome*
Semen Preservation*
Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic*
Spermatozoa / cytology*
Testis / cytology
Time Factors
Weather
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Fertil Steril. 2005 Aug;84(2):547-8; author reply 548   [PMID:  16084914 ]

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