[Micro-insemination--a novel treatment method for sterility in severe male subfertility]

Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1993 Dec 11;123(49):2318-22.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Microinsemination is a new method of treating sterility. It improves the chance of fertilization in cases of severe male subfertility and of unexplained infertility. Fertilization is assisted by opening the zona pellucida with a microneedle (PZD), by introducing a small number of sperms with a micropipette into the perivitelline space (SUZI) or by direct insertion of a spermatozoon into the ooplasm (ICSI). We report on the first delivery achieved by microinsemination (SUZI) at the University Hospital Zurich and, as far as we know, in Switzerland.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Embryo Transfer*
  • Female
  • Fertilization in Vitro / methods
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Male / physiopathology*
  • Insemination, Artificial, Homologous / methods*
  • Male
  • Micromanipulation
  • Oocytes*
  • Pregnancy
  • Sperm Motility
  • Zona Pellucida