The effect of varicocele treatment on human sperm plasma membrane integrity and pregnancy rate in infertile men after varicoceloctomy
Abstract:This study was designed to evaluate the results of semen parameters and hypo-osmotic swelling (HOS) test for semen samples of infertile patients with and without varicocele undergoing intra-uterine insemination (IUI) techniques. Twenty-four semen sample from infertile patients with varicocele and fifty-four without varicocele were collected by masturbation and evaluated after and before in vitro sperm activation. Spermatozoa prepared by conventional layering technique by using 1ml of the liquefied semen were l… Show more
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