Pregnancy following intracytoplasmic sperm injection from an HIV-1-seropositive man.

Assisted reproduction techniques for HIV serodiscordant couples: 18 months of experience.

BACKGROUND Assisted reproduction techniques can minimize the risk of infection and treat possible sterility associated with serodiscordant couples. METHODS We assessed the efficacy of these techniques in 57 couples in which at least one partner had human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection that was currently under control (47 men and 10 women). The semen of seropositive men was prepared ...

ICSI for treatment of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus-serodiscordant couples with infected male partner.

BACKGROUND Assisted reproductive technology with semen washing can offer a significant reduction in risk of sexual and vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in serodiscordant couples with infected male partner. METHODS Among couples coming to our centre for reproductive problems from January 2001 to December 2003, we selected 43 couples with s...

A successful pregnancy by intracytoplasmic sperm injection using ejaculate sperm from an infertile man with 46, XX/46, XY true hermaphrodite

Human Sperm Aster Formation and Chromatin Configuration in Rabbit Oocytes Following Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Using a Piezo-Micromanipulator

In human fertilization, the sperm centrosome nucleates a radial array of microtubules called the sperm aster. The sperm aster is responsible for apposition of male and female pronuclei, and later gives rise to the first meiotic spindle. The objective of this study was to determine microtubule assembly and chromatin configuration in rabbit oocytes following intracytoplasmic injection with human ...

Use of Follicular Output Rate to Predict Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Outcome

Objective The measurement of follicular output rate (FORT) has been proposed as a good indicator for evaluating follicular response to the exogenous recombinant folliclestimulating hormone (rFSH). This places FORT as a promising qualitative marker for ovarian function. The objective of the study was to determine FORT as a predictor of oocyte competence, embryo quality and clinical pregnancy aft...