Pregnancy after intrauterine insemination with sperm retrieved from the rectum.
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.
Gleicher
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Center for Human Reproduction, Chicago, Illinois 60610.
Pratt
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D
Karande
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V
Rabin
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Dudkiewicz
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A
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007317:Insemination, Artificial, Homologous; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012007:Rectum; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013094:Spermatozoa