| Literature DB >> 8234889 |
D J Kay1, V Clifton, J S Taylor, B Boettcher.
Abstract
A group of 29 re-anastomosed men were examined with respect to semen quality, anti-sperm antibody titres in serum and seminal plasma, presence of anti-sperm antibodies on sperm, and success rate in inducing pregnancy. Results indicated no association between pre-reversal serum anti-sperm antibody titres and post-reversal semen quality, but a pregnancy induction rate of zero was associated with serum anti-sperm antibody titres greater than 160. It is recommended that men considering reversal, with anti-sperm antibody titres of this level, should receive counselling about the possibility of post-reversal infertility.Entities:
Keywords: Antibodies; Antigen-antibody Reactions; Australia; Biology; Clinical Research; Developed Countries; Family Planning; Genitalia; Genitalia, Male; Immunity; Immunologic Factors; In Vitro; Oceania; Physiology; Preoperative Procedures; Research Report; Reversibility--determinants; Reversible Sterilization; Semen; Seminal Vesicles; Sperm Agglutination; Sterilization Reversal; Sterilization, Sexual; Surgery; Treatment; Urogenital System; Vas Reanastomosis
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8234889 DOI： 10.1071/rd9930135
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Reprod Fertil Dev ISSN： 1031-3613 Impact factor: 2.311