title: Sperm pooling and intrauterine tuboperitoneal insemination for mild male factor infertility.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy of sperm pooling in the treatment of male infertility with the use of intrauterine tuboperitoneal insemination (IUTPI).
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 169 cycles of IUTPI were performed in 69 couples with mild male factor infertility. Pooled semen samples were used in 115 cycles (Group A), whereas a single sample was used in 54 (Group B). The same mild ovarian stimulation protocols were used in all cycles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean inseminate motile count (IMC), following sperm pooling was 6.63 x 10(6) in Group A and 3.74 x 10(6) in Group B (p = 0.0001) with a single semen sample. In total, 33 clinical pregnancies were achieved; 28 (24%) in Group A and five (9%) in Group B (p = 0.036).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study indicate that sperm pooling may prove a useful technique in the treatment of mild male infertility when combined with IUTPI.
authors.affiliation: Neogenesis IVF Centre, Marousi, Athens, Greece. leonidasmamas@neogenesis.gr
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mamas
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Romiou
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nikitos
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mamas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013081:Sperm Motility