Response of routine semen analysis and critical assessment of sperm morphology by kruger classification to therapeutic varicocelectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1804-1807

  Vazquez Levin, Mónica H ^a   Friedmann, Patricia ^a   Goldberg, Svetlana I ^a   Medley, Nadine E ^a   Nagler, Harris M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Fertilization in vitro; Morphogenesis; Motility, cell; Spermatogenesis; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SUBFERTILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0030861597     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64134-X     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Nagler, H. M., and Zippe, C. D.: Varicoceles: current concepts and treatment. In: Infertility in the Male. 2nd ed. Edited by L. I. Lipshultz and S. S. Howards. St Louis: Mosby Year Book, Chapt. 15, pp. 313-336, 1991.
2. Schlesinger, M. H., Willets, I. F. and Nagler, H. M.: Treatment outcome after varicocelectomy: a critical analysis. Urol. Clin. N. Amer., 21: 3, 1994.
3. Brown, J. S.: Varicocelectomy in the subfertile male: a ten-year experience with 295 cases. Fertil. Steril., 27: 1046, 1976.
4. Rageth, J. C., Unger, C., DaRugna, D., Steffen, R. Stucki, D., Barone, C., Eÿsten, A., Rutishauser, G., Leibundgut, B., Gallo, L. M. and Boesiger, P.: Long-term results of varicocelectomy. Urol. Int. 48: 327, 1992.
5. Kruger, T. F., Menkveld, R., Stander, F. S., Lombard, C. J., Van der Merwe, J. P., van Zyl, J. A., and Smith, K.: Sperm morphologic features as a prognostic factor in in vitro fertilization. Fertil. Steril., 46: 1118, 1986.
6. Kruger, T. F., Acosta, A. A., Simmons, K. F., Swanson, R. J., Matte, J. F. and Oehninger, S.: Predictive value of abnormal sperm morphology in in vitro fertilization. Fertil. Steril., 49: 112, 1988
7. Liu, D. Y., Lopata, A., Johnston, W. I. and Baker, H. W.: Human sperm-zona pellucida binding, sperm characteristics and in vitro fertilization. Hum. Reprod., 4: 696, 1989.
8. Gopalkrishnan, K., Hinduja, I. and Kumar, T. C.: Incidence of abnormalities in sperm morphology as an indicator of its fertilizing potential. Indian J. Med. Res. 96: 215, 1992.
9. Oehninger, S., Acosta, A. A., Morshedi, M., Veeck, L., Swanson, R. J., Simmons, K. and Rosenwaks, Z.: Corrective measures and pregnancy outcome in in vitro fertilization in patients with severe sperm morphology abnormalities. Fertil. Steril., 50: 283, 1988.
10. Kruger, T. F., Swanson, R. J., Hamilton, M., Simmons, K. F., Acosta, A. A., Matta, J. F., Oehninger, S. and Morshedi, M.: Abnormal sperm morphology and other semen parameters related to the outcome of the hamster oocyte human sperm penetration assay. Int. J. Androl. 11: 107, 1988.
11. Franken, D. R., Oehninger, S., Burkman, L. J., Coddington, C. C., Kruger, T. F., Rosenwaks, Z., Acosta, A. A., and Hodgen, G. D.: The hemizona assay (HZA): a predictor of human sperm fertilizing potential in in vitro fertilization treatment. J. In Vitro Fertil. Embryo Trans. 6: 44, 1989.
12. Enginsu, M. E., Dumoulin, J. C., Pieters, M. H., Bras, M., Evers, J. L., and Geraedts, J. P.: Evaluation of human sperm morphology using strict criteria after Diff-Quick staining: correlation of morphology with fertilization in vitro. Hum. Reprod., 6: 854, 1991.
13. Kobayashi, T., Jinno, M., Sigimura, K., Nozawa, S., Katayama, E. and Iida, E.: Sperm morphological assessment based on strict criteria and IVF outcome. Hum. Reprod., 6: 983, 1991.
14. Dennison, L., Calvo, L., Banks, S., Dorfmann, A., Bustillo, M., Schulman, J. and Sherins, R.: Sperm acrosome reaction and seminal morphology predict the percent of eggs fertilized at IVF. J. Androl., suppl., p. P-31, abstract 28, 1991.
15. WHO Laboratory manual for the examination of human semen and semen-cervical mucus interaction. 2nd ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 1, 1987.
16. Kruger, T. F., Acosta, A. A., Simmons, K. F., Swanson, R. J., Matta, J. F., Veek, L. L., Morshedi, M., and Brugo, S.: A new method of evaluating sperm morphology with predictive value of in vitro fertilization. Urology, 30: 248, 1987.
17. MacLeod, J.: Further observations on the role of varicocele in human male infertility. Fertil. Steril., 20: 545, 1981.
18. Rodriquez-Rigau, L. J., Smith, K. D. and Steinberger, E.: Varicocele and the morphology of spermatozoa. Fertil. Steril, 35: 54, 1981.
19. Pryor, J. and Howards, S. S.: Varicocele. Urol. Clin. N. Amer. 14: 499, 1987.
20. Nilsson, S., Edvinsson, A. and Nilsson, B.: Improvement of semen and pregnancy rate after ligation and division of the internal spermatic vein: fact or fiction. Brit. J. Urol., 51: 591, 1979.
21. Laven, J. S. E., Haans, L. C. F., Mali, W. P. Tn. M., te Velds, E. R., Wensing, C. J. G. and Eimers, J. M.: Effect of varicocele treatment in adolescents: a randomized study. Fertil. Steril., 58: 756, 1992.
22. Nagler, H. M., Li, X.-Z., Lizza, E. F., Deitch, A., and White, R. D.: Varicocele: temporal considerations. J. Urol., 134: 411, 1985.
23. Witt, M. A., Lipshultz, L. I.: Varicocele, a progressive or static lession? Urology, 42: 541, 1993.
24. Gorelick, J. I. and Goldstein, M.: Loss of fertility in men with varicocele. Fertil. Steril., 59: 613, 1993.