title: Effect of leukocytospermia on fertilization and pregnancy rates of artificial reproductive technologies.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the fertilization and pregnancy rates of artificial reproductive technologies using semen samples without (<1 x 10(6)/mL) and with (> or =1 x 10(6)/mL) leukocytospermia. The overall fertilization rate was 63.4% (range, 44.4-87.5%) in nonleukocytospermic couples and 64.3% (range, 45.3-100.0%) in leukocytospermic couples, whereas the corresponding pregnancy rates were 34.5% and 50%, respectively. These results show that leukocytospermia may not necessarily have a negative effect on outcome after either in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Jakob.lackner@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: Jakob E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lackner
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Märk
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sator
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sator
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D020554:Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome