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Induction of Contraception by Intraepididymal Sclerotherapy

PURPOSE: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of a sclerosing solution for inducing epididymal occlusion in male rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups: an injection group (n=20) and control group (n=20). Before injecting the scl...

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Autores principales: Park, Hyoung Keun, Paick, Sung Hyun, Kim, Hyeong Gon, Lho, Yong Soo, Bae, Sang Rak
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Publicado: Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4166374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25237657
http://dx.doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.2014.32.2.83
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author Park, Hyoung Keun
Paick, Sung Hyun
Kim, Hyeong Gon
Lho, Yong Soo
Bae, Sang Rak
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Paick, Sung Hyun
Kim, Hyeong Gon
Lho, Yong Soo
Bae, Sang Rak
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description PURPOSE: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of a sclerosing solution for inducing epididymal occlusion in male rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups: an injection group (n=20) and control group (n=20). Before injecting the sclerosing agent, seminal vesiculectomy and sperm identification using electrostimulation were performed in all of the rats. In the injection group, 0.2 mL of 0.1% sodium tetradecyl sulfate solution was injected into the epididymis. In the sham group, only the identification of the epididymis was performed. At 4 and 12 weeks after the injection, semen was collected by electrostimulation and evaluated to assess the contraceptive effect. Epididymis was evaluated by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining. RESULTS: After 4 and 12 weeks, semen collection was performed in the two groups. Sperms were not observed in the injection group, while there was no change in the sperms in the sham group. H&E staining showed the obstruction of epididymal tubules and an accumulation of inflammatory cells in the injection group. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the sclerosing agent induced sterilization in male rats. This result suggests that the injection method can replace vasectomy as a contraceptive method. However, a further study of large animals and a clinical study are needed. Further, the long-term effectiveness of this method needs to be studied.
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spelling pubmed-41663742014-09-18 Induction of Contraception by Intraepididymal Sclerotherapy Park, Hyoung Keun Paick, Sung Hyun Kim, Hyeong Gon Lho, Yong Soo Bae, Sang Rak World J Mens Health Original Article PURPOSE: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of a sclerosing solution for inducing epididymal occlusion in male rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups: an injection group (n=20) and control group (n=20). Before injecting the sclerosing agent, seminal vesiculectomy and sperm identification using electrostimulation were performed in all of the rats. In the injection group, 0.2 mL of 0.1% sodium tetradecyl sulfate solution was injected into the epididymis. In the sham group, only the identification of the epididymis was performed. At 4 and 12 weeks after the injection, semen was collected by electrostimulation and evaluated to assess the contraceptive effect. Epididymis was evaluated by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining. RESULTS: After 4 and 12 weeks, semen collection was performed in the two groups. Sperms were not observed in the injection group, while there was no change in the sperms in the sham group. H&E staining showed the obstruction of epididymal tubules and an accumulation of inflammatory cells in the injection group. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the sclerosing agent induced sterilization in male rats. This result suggests that the injection method can replace vasectomy as a contraceptive method. However, a further study of large animals and a clinical study are needed. Further, the long-term effectiveness of this method needs to be studied. Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology 2014-08 2014-08-26 /pmc/articles/PMC4166374/ /pubmed/25237657 http://dx.doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.2014.32.2.83 Text en Copyright © 2014 Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Induction of Contraception by Intraepididymal Sclerotherapy
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title_full Induction of Contraception by Intraepididymal Sclerotherapy
title_fullStr Induction of Contraception by Intraepididymal Sclerotherapy
title_full_unstemmed Induction of Contraception by Intraepididymal Sclerotherapy
title_short Induction of Contraception by Intraepididymal Sclerotherapy
title_sort induction of contraception by intraepididymal sclerotherapy
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4166374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25237657
http://dx.doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.2014.32.2.83
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