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The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of antisperm antibodies in the male, the female, or both partners on the outcome of in vitro fertilization treatment. The results in terms of ongoing pregnancies in the male and female antibody-positive group were the same as in the antibody-negative group. In the double antibody-positive group two of the three patients became pregnant. When high levels of antisperm antibodies were present on the spermatozoa, the fertilization rate was significantly reduced. In the female positive group no clear relationship between the antibody titer and the fertilization percentage could be detected. Abnormal semen quality was responsible for a much lower fertilization rate than the presence of antibodies. The conclusion of this study is that in vitro fertilization provides an equal chance of conception in couples with antisperm antibodies in comparison with couples with no antibodies if the other semen parameters are normal.
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Janssen, H.J.G., Bastiaans, B.A., Goverde, H.J.M. et al. Antisperm antibodies and in vitro fertilization. J Assist Reprod Genet 9, 345–349 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01203957
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01203957