Successful pregnancy using known donor oocytes fertilized in vitro by spermatozoa obtained by electro-ejaculation from a quadriplegic husband

A 34-year-old quadriplegic man with a C6/C7 spinal cord lesion of 10 years' duration fathered a child with his 35-year-old wife who had undergone a premature menopause 10 years earlier. Pregnancy was achieved from in-vitro fertilization of two oocytes donated by the wife's sister using spe...

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Published inHuman reproduction (Oxford) Vol. 6; no. 3; p. 384
Main Authors Leeton, J, Yates, C, Rawicki, B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.03.1991
Subjects
Adult
Ejaculation - physiology
Electric Stimulation
Family
Female
Fertilization in Vitro - methods
Humans
Male
Oocytes
Pregnancy
Quadriplegia - physiopathology
Sperm-Ovum Interactions - physiology
Tissue Donors
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Summary:A 34-year-old quadriplegic man with a C6/C7 spinal cord lesion of 10 years' duration fathered a child with his 35-year-old wife who had undergone a premature menopause 10 years earlier. Pregnancy was achieved from in-vitro fertilization of two oocytes donated by the wife's sister using spermatozoa from the husband obtained by repeated electro-ejaculation techniques. A healthy male infant weighing 2250 g was delivered by Caesarean section at 37 weeks following mild pre-eclampsia.
ISSN:0268-1161
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137345