HOMOLOGOUS ARTIFICIAL-INSEMINATION AND OLIGOSPERMIA

  • 1 January 1976
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 27  (2) , 135-138
Abstract
Of approximately 339 patients evaluated at a private infertility service over a 5-yr period, 24 couples underwent homologous artifical insemination (AIH). Of these 19 were performed to circumvent the problem of oligospermia, only 1 pregnancy was achieved in this group; conceivably this pregnancy could have occurred by chance. The diffculty in controlling the numerous variables in a clinical fertility study and the limitations of the present methodology are also discussed. Apparently the use of AIH to circumvent oligospermia has not been successful. However, the present series is rather small. AIH should continue to be offered to couples who have a well-defined indication such as impotence, premature ejaculation or an anatomical defect which prevents successful intromission. The use of AIH for patients with mild oligospermia but excellent sperm motility probably deserves a limited trial, since it is less expensive and may offer some chance for success.

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