Male Fertility Treatment more common than IVF
A study was presented Wednesday at the European Society of Human Reproduction & Embriology's Annual Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. It showed that a male fertility treatment is now more common than in vitro fertilization on Europe, revealing that more men than women are having fertility problems.
The report found that intracytoplasmic sperm injection -- in which a single sperm is placed into an egg using a syringe and is used when a man has a low semen count or poor sperm quality -- accounted for 52% of assisted reproductive procedures in 2002, compared with other IVF techniques, which accounted for 48% of the procedures (Roberts, BBC News, 6/23). Andersen said there likely are many reasons for the increased proportion of ICSI treatments, including a rise in male infertility, perhaps due to declining sperm quality and environmental factors, London's Independent reports (Frith, Independent, 6/23). An estimated one in six couples experience fertility problems, according to Reuters AlertNet (Reaney, Reuters AlertNet, 6/22).
The report found that intracytoplasmic sperm injection -- in which a single sperm is placed into an egg using a syringe and is used when a man has a low semen count or poor sperm quality -- accounted for 52% of assisted reproductive procedures in 2002, compared with other IVF techniques, which accounted for 48% of the procedures (Roberts, BBC News, 6/23). Andersen said there likely are many reasons for the increased proportion of ICSI treatments, including a rise in male infertility, perhaps due to declining sperm quality and environmental factors, London's Independent reports (Frith, Independent, 6/23). An estimated one in six couples experience fertility problems, according to Reuters AlertNet (Reaney, Reuters AlertNet, 6/22).
Taken from www.medicalnewstoday.com
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