scholarly journals Total motile sperm count: a better indicator for the severity of male factor infertility than the WHO sperm classification system

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 1110-1121 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. M. Hamilton ◽  
M. Cissen ◽  
M. Brandes ◽  
J. M. J. Smeenk ◽  
J. P. de Bruin ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-106
Author(s):  
Sara Mahmood Qureshi ◽  
Salma Kafeel ◽  
Riffat Bibi ◽  
Jawad Mohmand

Introduction: The unrestricted use of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for non-male factor infertility is associated with adverse outcomes. Post-wash total motile sperm count (PW-TMSC) offers prognostic value to assess sperm quality and aid in the decision to perform in vitro fertilization (IVF) or ICSI. Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify the effect of PW-TMSC on fertilization rates in patients undergoing IVF cycles exclusively with non-male factor infertility. It also aimed to identify whether unnecessary ICSI could be avoided in such cases, thus maximizing optimal outcomes. Materials & Methods: We retrospectively analyzed age, semen volume, prewash TMSC, and PW-TMSC in 68 conventional IVF cycles of infertile couples with non-male factor infertility. Clinical characteristics including female age, number of follicles, level of estradiol on trigger day, mature cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) collected, were also included. Results: Incidence of <30% fertilization was significantly higher in the 4-<10 Million group compared with the ≥20 Million post-wash TMSC group (P<0.001). Furthermore, Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis revealed post-wash TMSC as a significant predictor (P<0.05) of total failed fertilization (TFF) and of ≥30% fertilization (P<0.05) with area under curve (AUC) of 0. 79 and 0.77, respectively, with a deemed cutoff of 10.89 Million. Conclusion: Post-wash TMSC is a good predictor of fertilization; it can help in avoiding potentially low or even total fertilization failure (TFF). A cut-off point of 10.89 Million or less should warrant the use of ICSI.


BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. e040563
Author(s):  
Haiyan Lin ◽  
Yu Li ◽  
Songbang Ou ◽  
Xuedan Jiao ◽  
Wenjun Wang ◽  
...  

ObjectiveThe objective of this retrospective cohort study was to explore the optimal range of the total progressive motile sperm count (TPMSC) for live birth in couples with varying infertility diagnosis undergoing intrauterine insemination (IUI) in a university-affiliated teaching hospital.MethodsA total of 2647 couples and 5171 IUI cycles were included between January 2015 and December 2018. Of those, 1542 cycles were performed due to unexplained infertility, 1228 cycles due to anovulation, 1120 cycles due to mild male factor infertility and 122 cycles due to mild endometriosis. The primary outcome measure was live birth rate (LBR). The secondary outcome measure was clinical pregnancy rate (CPR).ResultsThe CPR and LBR were highest in patients with a diagnosis of anovulation compared with the other three groups of patients. The CPR and LBR in patients with unexplained, mild male factor and mild endometriosis were comparable. For the patients with mild male factor infertility, the CPR with prewash TPMSC of >75.0 M and postwash TPMSC of 65.10 M was above 10%, statistically significantly higher than other quartiles of TPMSC (p<0.05). The LBR with postwash TPMSC of >65.10 M was statistically significantly higher than other groups (p<0.05). However, in patients with unexplained infertility, the CPR and LBR were not statistically different in quartiles of TPMSC, being less than 10%. Overall, there was only one clinical pregnancy and no live birth in patients >40 years of age.ConclusionsIn conclusion, the infertility diagnosis plays a significant role for the patient undergoing IUI. Thus, the anovulatory patients benefitted most from IUI, irrespective of TPMSC. For patients with unexplained infertility, TPMSC does not affect the success rate of IUI. Overall,female patients more than 40 years old should not be referred to IUI.


2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. e534-e535
Author(s):  
M. Smith ◽  
T. Tharakan ◽  
T. Stroud ◽  
E.T. Goh ◽  
M. Figueiredo ◽  
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1994 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
AO Trounson

Comparisons were made among techniques used to treat male factor infertility. Patients with semen quality below that recognized by World Health Organization criteria as normal had a better success rate when treated by gamete intrafallopian transfer than by in vitro fertilization (25% v. 7% pregnancy rate per patient). When < 2 x 10(6) motile sperm were recovered, the fertilization rate and embryo cleavage rate were higher for microdrop insemination than for conventional insemination. When 7000-370,000 motile sperm were recovered, microdrop insemination resulted in a higher fertilization rate (46%) and a higher incidence of pregnancies (23% of patients treated) than subzonal sperm microinjection (SUSM). However, for patients with 5000-50,000 motile sperm, the immediate transfer of SUSM oocytes to the Fallopian tube increased pregnancy rates for this technique to 24% of patients treated. Direct microinjection of epididymal sperm from azoospermic men into the cytoplasm of oocytes resulted in pronuclear formation in 27% of oocytes; in comparison, pronuclear formation occurred in 5% of SUSM oocytes. These data led to formulation of a logical treatment programme for male factor infertility.


Urology ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 497-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Miller ◽  
Brent K. Hollenbeck ◽  
Gary D. Smith ◽  
John F. Randolph ◽  
Gregory M. Christman ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berhe Tesfai ◽  
Fitsum Kibreab ◽  
Hailemichael Gebremariam ◽  
Liwam Abraham

Abstract Background Semen analysis is the first step to identify male factor infertility. World Health Organization estimates that male factor accounts for 50% of couple sub-fertility. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and patterns of male factor infertility based on semen analysis in patients visiting Massawa Hospital with infertility complaints. Methods It was a retrospective, descriptive cross sectional hospital based type of study with a census sampling method. Patient’s medical records and hospital laboratory register were used to retrieve semen analysis results of patients from June 2018 to June 2020. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ministry of Health Research and Ethical Review Committee. Confidentiality of patients records kept was secured and consent was obtained from study participants to use their data. Results were presented in frequency, tables and p value < 0.05 was considered significant. Results A total of 112 patients data was analyzed in the study with 49.1% were aged between 20 to 30 years. The prevalence of male factor infertility in these patients was found to be 42% and 79.5% of them had primary type of infertility. Of the study participants; 63 (56.3%), 72 (64.3%) and 70 (62.5%) had sperm count < 15 million sperms/ml, sperm motility < 40 % and morphology of < 60% respectively. One tenth, 15 (13.4%) of the patients had a semen volume of < 1.5ml/ejaculate, out of which 13(86.7%) had primary type of infertility. Moreover; 72 (64.3%) patients had total sperm count/ejaculate of < 39 million and 59 (82%) of these had primary type of infertility. In addition; 50.8% and 50% of patients aged 20 to 30 years had a sperm count < 15 million/ml and sperm motility of < 40% respectively. Conclusion The prevalence of male factor infertility was slightly higher and was dominated with primary infertility. Most patients had lower sperm count, sperm motility but higher semen volume, and majority of the patients with abnormal sperm results were aged between 20 to 30 years. Further prospective researches to determine the risk factors for male infertility and introducing assisted type of fertility in Eritrea are highly recommended.


Urology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 120 ◽  
pp. 109-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nannan Thirumavalavan ◽  
Jason M. Scovell ◽  
Adithya Balasubramanian ◽  
Taylor P. Kohn ◽  
Byung Ji ◽  
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