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Pregnancy after electroejaculation in combination with intracytoplasmic sperm injection in a patient with idiopathic
C Kiekens1, C Spiessens, F Duyck
1Fertility Centre, University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium. CARLOTTE.KIEKENS@UZ.KULEUVEN.AC.BE
Objective:
To assess the possibility of achieving a pregnancy in the wife of a patient suffering from idiopathic anejaculation who failed to respond to therapeutical modalities such as psychotherapy, sex therapy, and vibrostimulation.
Design:
Case report.
Setting:
The IVF program at the Leuven University Fertility Centre.
Patient(S):
A patient suffering from idiopathic anejaculation.
Intervention(S):
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in combination with electroejaculation.
Mean Outcome Measure(S):
Fertility rate, cleavage rate, clinical pregnancy.
Result(S):
Two IVF procedures were performed of which the second resulted in an ongoing pregnancy and the delivery of a healthy boy.
Conclusion(S):
Electroejaculation may offer fertility chances in a patient suffering from idiopathic anejaculation resistant to conventional treatment modalities. When sperm quality shows very low motility, ICSI should be offered to improve pregnancy chances.