Clinical application of the swim-up and washing of human spermatozoa.
Artificial insemination with husband's semen is one of the treatments in cases of male infertility. A technique for swim-up and washing sperm is described. A special device was used for introduction of sperm into the uterus. Sperm density after treatment by swim-up and washing of sperm was lower than in the pretreatment specimens, but sperm motility, motile sperm count, and conception rate after treatment were higher.
Yoshino
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
Takahashi
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Ryukou
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Kusakari
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Kitao
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000628:therapy*; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D007317:Insemination, Artificial, Homologous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000150:complications; D013076:Sperm Count / Q000379:methods; D013081:Sperm Motility; D014599:Uterus