100% immotile sperm

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>For a man with 100% immotile sperm in the ejaculate, of which 10% are live,
>are pregnancy rates better with ICSI ( after selecting live sperm with a
>hypo-osmotic swelling test); or is it better to offer TESE-ICSI ( ICSI with
>testicular sperm extraction )?
>Dr Malpani, MD

For 100% immotile sperm with 10% viability I recommend TESE/ICSI. The
viability of testicular sperm is likely to be better. I recommend checking
the vas and epididymis first for motile sperm since immotile sperm in the
ejaculate could be due to partial (but almost complete) obstruction.

                        Sincerely,

                        Marc Goldstein M.D.
                        Professor of Urology
                        Cornell University Medical College
                        Director,
                        Center for Male Reproductive Medicine
                        and Microsurgery

                        The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
                        Department of Urology, F900
                        525 East 68th Street
                        New York, N.Y. 10021

                        E-mail: mgoldst@mail.med.cornell.edu
                        Tel: 212 746-5470
                        Fax: 212 746-8153

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