Significance of antisperm antibodies in female serum in a gamete intrafallopian transfer program

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dc.contributor.authorVandendael A.
dc.contributor.authorKruger T.F.
dc.contributor.authorDe Villiers A.
dc.contributor.authorMenkveld R.
dc.contributor.authorLombard C.J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:15:34Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:15:34Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractThe influence of antisperm antibodies in the female serum on fertilization and pregnancy rate in patients undergoing GIFT was assessed. A study group of 52 couples (69 cycles) with significant levels of antisperm antibodies in the female serum were compared to a control group of 749 couples (1185 cycles). Maternal serum or donor serum was used as growth medium supplement. The TAT test was performed for the detection of antisperm antibodies in the serum. Antisperm-antibody presence in female serum was associated with similar fertilization and pregnancy rates in a GIFT program compared to the control group. The type of serum used as growth medium supplement did not affect statistically the fertilization or pregnancy rate.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationArchives of Andrology
dc.identifier.citation40
dc.identifier.citation3
dc.identifier.issn01485016
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/13393
dc.subjectsperm antibody
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectculture medium
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectfertilization
dc.subjectfollow up
dc.subjectgamete intrafallopian transfer
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmaternal serum
dc.subjectpregnancy rate
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAntibodies
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectGamete Intrafallopian Transfer
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectPregnancy
dc.subjectSperm Motility
dc.subjectSpermatozoa
dc.titleSignificance of antisperm antibodies in female serum in a gamete intrafallopian transfer program
dc.typeArticle
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