Is intracouple assisted reproductive technology an option for men with large-headed spermatozoa? A literature review and a decision guide proposal

Although the presence of spermatozoa with an abnormally large head is rare, it is associated with low fertility or even total infertility. We reviewed the literature on assisted reproductive technology (ART) strategies and outcomes for men with large-headed spermatozoa. We also discuss additional an...

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Autores principales: Guthauser, Bruno, Pollet-Villard, Xavier, Boitrelle, Florence, Vialard, Francois
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4939046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27398217
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12610-016-0035-6
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author Guthauser, Bruno
Pollet-Villard, Xavier
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Vialard, Francois
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description Although the presence of spermatozoa with an abnormally large head is rare, it is associated with low fertility or even total infertility. We reviewed the literature on assisted reproductive technology (ART) strategies and outcomes for men with large-headed spermatozoa. We also discuss additional analyses that can usefully characterize sperm defects and help with the choice between intra-couple ART and insemination with donor sperm. Lastly, we propose a classification for cases of large-headed spermatozoa.
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spelling pubmed-49390462016-07-10 Is intracouple assisted reproductive technology an option for men with large-headed spermatozoa? A literature review and a decision guide proposal Guthauser, Bruno Pollet-Villard, Xavier Boitrelle, Florence Vialard, Francois Basic Clin Androl Review Article Although the presence of spermatozoa with an abnormally large head is rare, it is associated with low fertility or even total infertility. We reviewed the literature on assisted reproductive technology (ART) strategies and outcomes for men with large-headed spermatozoa. We also discuss additional analyses that can usefully characterize sperm defects and help with the choice between intra-couple ART and insemination with donor sperm. Lastly, we propose a classification for cases of large-headed spermatozoa. BioMed Central 2016-07-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4939046/ /pubmed/27398217 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12610-016-0035-6 Text en © The Author(s). 2016 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
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Is intracouple assisted reproductive technology an option for men with large-headed spermatozoa? A literature review and a decision guide proposal
title Is intracouple assisted reproductive technology an option for men with large-headed spermatozoa? A literature review and a decision guide proposal
title_full Is intracouple assisted reproductive technology an option for men with large-headed spermatozoa? A literature review and a decision guide proposal
title_fullStr Is intracouple assisted reproductive technology an option for men with large-headed spermatozoa? A literature review and a decision guide proposal
title_full_unstemmed Is intracouple assisted reproductive technology an option for men with large-headed spermatozoa? A literature review and a decision guide proposal
title_short Is intracouple assisted reproductive technology an option for men with large-headed spermatozoa? A literature review and a decision guide proposal
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4939046/
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