Fertility and the use of assisted reproductive techniques in the adult male exstrophy/epispadias patient.
These three cases exemplify, in increasing order of complexity, how the common sense application of already successful techniques might be applied to augment the chance of pregnancy in this group of patients. We believe this to be the first report specifically outlining measures that may assist this group in their goal of pregnancy achievement. To our knowledge, vasal sperm aspiration has never been used for this indication.
Bastuba
M D
MD
Department of Urology, Boston University Medical Center, Massachusetts.
Alper
M M
MM
Oates
R D
RD
D000328:Adult; D004842:Epispadias / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012099:Reproductive Techniques; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000002:abnormalities*