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2009, Number 12

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Ginecol Obstet Mex 2009; 77 (12)

Sperm capacitation with double ejaculate of short interval. A choice in assisted reproduction

Juárez BA, Díaz PMA, Sánchez MM, Flores EXE, Acosta GPM

Language: Spanish
References: 29
Page: 550-555
PDF size: 288.24 Kb.


ABSTRACT

In the techniques of assisted reproduction a minimum number of spermatozoa are required, but some patients cannot provide them with one capacitated seminal sample. In this study we investigated if in vitro sperm capacitation of two ejaculates obtained one hour apart from patients with reduced sperm amounts provides an adequate number of spermatozoa. Samples of 75 patients with a low seminal account were processed. They provided one second seminal sample after 60 minutes from the first one. The parameters of the capacitated sample of the first ejaculate (PE) were compared with the parameters of the capacitated sample joining the first and the second ejaculates (PSE). A paired t-test was applied considering a significant value of p‹0.05. Concentration, mobility, total of mobile cells (TCM) and total of mobile cells with normal morphology (ICR) were 31.28±17.65 million/mililiter, 50.45±26.3%, 9.06±7.85 million and 0.64±0.62 million, respectively in first ejaculate. The respective values in first and second ejaculates were 54.45±35.06 million/mililiter, 59.39±25.41%, 17.94±12.18 million and 1.32±1.11 million, which represents a significant increase (p‹0.05) of 74%, 17%, 98% and 106% respectively. Neither the volume (0.49±0.037 mililiter versus 0.49±0.019 mililiter, increase 0%) nor morphology (5.66±2.76% versus 6.11±4.88%, increase 7.9%) had a significant change. Sperm capacitation with double ejaculate of short interval must be considered for patients with decreased sperm amounts when deciding the reproductive technique.


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