A Japanese man with spina bifida who successfully fathered a child following fertility treatment.
assisted reproductive technology
conception
fertility treatment
intracytoplasmic sperm injection
spina bifida
Journal
IJU case reports
ISSN: 2577-171X
Titre abrégé: IJU Case Rep
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 101764958
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2020
May 2020
Historique:
received:
16
10
2019
accepted:
28
01
2020
entrez:
4
8
2020
pubmed:
4
8
2020
medline:
4
8
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Spina bifida is a congenital anomaly caused by a neural tube closure defect that may result in sexual dysfunction. Sexual dysfunction and infertility are prevalent in spina bifida patients but have been scarcely reported. We report the case of a 36-year-old man with spina bifida and mild-moderate erectile dysfunction. He could experience erection and ejaculation. He got married at the age of 28 years, but his wife was unable to conceive for 2 years thereafter. Semen analyses revealed that semen volume, sperm density, and sperm motility rate were below normal levels. It was concluded that natural conception would be difficult, and assisted reproductive strategies were planned. After 4 years, his wife conceived through intracytoplasmic sperm injection and gave birth to a healthy baby. Fertility treatment, including intracytoplasmic sperm injection, is a useful therapeutic method for male patients with spina bifida who desire to father a child.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32743479
doi: 10.1002/iju5.12149
pii: IJU512149
pmc: PMC7292060
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
90-92Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Authors. IJU Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of the Japanese Urological Association.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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