title: Effect of anesthesia on sperm motility in gamete intrafallopian transfer.
abstract: The existence of a motility-inhibiting substance in human peritoneal fluid (hPF) has been demonstrated. The results of this study indicate that this factor from hPF is a heat-resistant, volatile molecule with a very small molecular mass (e.g., halothane, which is used for general anesthesia in laparoscopic GIFT). This may be the reason for the conflicting results concerning pregnancy rates in gamete intrafallopian transfer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Andrology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Miska
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kleinstein
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Schill
mesh_terms: D000777:Anesthetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D005260:Female; D015181:Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D011506:Proteins