Live birth after sperm retrieval from a moribund man

被引:13
作者
Belker, AM
Swanson, ML
Cook, CL
Carrillo, AJ
Yoffe, SC
机构
[1] Jewish Hosp, Louisville, KY USA
[2] Norton Healthcare Pavil, Fertil Ctr, Louisville, KY USA
关键词
moribund sperm retrieval; posthumous sperm retrieval;
D O I
10.1016/S0015-0282(01)02013-1
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
Objective: To report a live birth with IVF-ET and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using sperm retrieved from a moribund man being maintained on life support systems. Design: Case report. Setting: Nonprofit private teaching hospitals. Patient(s): A 27-year-old man who was decorticate after an accident. Intervention(s): Epididymal sperm retrieval and sperm cryopreservation, pastoral psychologic counseling, and subsequent IVF-ET with ICSI. Main Outcome Measure(s): Pregnancy and delivery. Result(s): Birth of a healthy child after IVF-ET with ICSI and single blastocyst transfer. Conclusion(s): First report in peer-reviewed medical literature of a live birth after sperm retrieval from a moribund man. (Fertil Steril(R) 2001 76:841-3. (C) 2001 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.).
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页码:841 / 843
页数:3
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