title: Pregnancy after intrauterine insemination with sperm retrieved from the rectum.
abstract: A pregnancy, which was achieved with semen retrieved from the rectum of a male with urethrorectal fistula, is reported. The pregnancy was established after IUI with repeatedly washed sperm. Semen maintains its fertilization capacity even after exposure to the rectal environment.
authors.affiliation: Center for Human Reproduction, Chicago, Illinois 60610.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gleicher
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pratt
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Karande
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rabin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dudkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007317:Insemination, Artificial, Homologous; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012007:Rectum; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013094:Spermatozoa