title: Male subfertility and the outcome of intrauterine insemination.
abstract: Seven out of 27 infertile women conceived by intrauterine insemination (IUI, 26%), one of them twice. Three other pregnancies occurred spontaneously after the discontinuation of treatment. A comparison of the data obtained from 65 treatment cycles revealed that the number of motile spermatozoa per ml of ejaculate and per ml of medium after swim-up preparation was higher in the ultimately fertile group as compared to the patients who failed to conceive. It is concluded that male subfertility affects the outcome of IUI unfavorably.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für gynäkologische Endokrinologie, Universitäts-Frauenklinik, Frankfurt am Main, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Möslein-Rossmeissl
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Taubert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D007317:Insemination, Artificial, Homologous / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis*; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility