Are specialized sperm function tests clinically useful in planning assisted reproductive technology?

Abstract

CASE STUDY 40-year-old male patient and 32-year-old female partner, with a history of primary infertility of two years duration. The workup revealed idiopathic mild oligoasthenotheratozoospermia, and no apparent female infertility factors. The couple has failed three intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles, planning more IUI cycles but also considering in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI).

Keywords

• Infertility, Male
• Therapeutics
• Reproductive Techniques, Assisted