Abstract
Purpose
To report the outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles of an oligozoospermic man with reciprocal translocation.
Methods
Two ICSI cycles were given to a 29-year-old man with severe oligozoospermia and reciprocal translocation t(18;21)(p11;q21) and his wife. In the first cycle, no sperm were found in his semen and all 15 oocytes retrieved were donated to another infertile couple suffering from oligozoospermia and premature ovarian failure. In the second cycle, sperm from the husband’s ejaculate were used to fertilize 13 retrieved oocytes.
Results
Eleven embryos were acquired and a healthy girl was born in the oocyte-donated ICSI cycle. In the second cycle, 6 embryos were acquired and only biochemical pregnancy was achieved after three times of embryo transfer.
Conclusions
By the unusual oocyte-donating ICSI procedures, impact of the new reported reciprocal translocation t (18; 21) (p11; q21) on male fertility and embryo development was suggested.
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Recurrent biochemical pregnancy after ICSI with sperm from an oligozoospermic man with reciprocal translocation t(18;21)(p11;q21), suggested the translocation as reason of oligozoospermia and ICSI failure.
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Gu, L., Zhang, H. & Zhu, G. Impact of reciprocal translocation t (18; 21) on male infertility and embryo development: lessons from an oocyte-donating ICSI cycle. J Assist Reprod Genet 28, 603–605 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-011-9558-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-011-9558-0