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ArticleJBRA assisted reproduction2018

A retrospective study on sperm banking: a Uruguayan experience.

Rosina Ordoqui, Natalibeth Barrera, José María Montes, Mariel Canepa, Carla Bonelli, Carolina Surka, Andrea Torrens, Lidia Cantú, Stefan S du Plessis

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Article in JBRA assisted reproduction, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rosina OrdoquiFertilab Laboratorio de Análisis Clínicos, Laboratorio de Andrología, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Natalibeth BarreraFertilab Laboratorio de Análisis Clínicos, Laboratorio de Andrología, Montevideo, Uruguay.
José María MontesFertilab Laboratorio de Análisis Clínicos, Laboratorio de Andrología, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Mariel CanepaFertilab Laboratorio de Análisis Clínicos, Laboratorio de Andrología, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Carla BonelliFertilab Laboratorio de Análisis Clínicos, Laboratorio de Andrología, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Carolina SurkaFertilab Laboratorio de Análisis Clínicos, Laboratorio de Andrología, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Andrea TorrensFertilab Laboratorio de Análisis Clínicos, Laboratorio de Andrología, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Lidia CantúFertilab Laboratorio de Análisis Clínicos, Laboratorio de Andrología, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Stefan S du PlessisMedical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa.
Stellenbosch University · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate the status of homologous sperm banking in Uruguay.

methodsA retrospective investigation was performed on data collected between 2013 and 2015. Reasons for sperm banking, patient age, pre-freeze and post-thaw semen parameters, and recovery rates were analyzed.

results623 samples were cryobanked between 2013 and 2015. Only 324 samples were considered for analysis after selection based on inclusion criteria. In most cases the samples were stored because the patients were undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment (n=190; 58,64%) or for oncological reasons (n=113; 34,88%). The median age of bankers was 34 years. In the cancer group, 61.95% (n=70) of the subjects had been diagnosed with testicular cancer. Medians of semen parameters for both groups were above the lower reference limits dictated by the . In fresh samples, a significant difference was observed in progressive motility (47% vs. 56%) between ART and oncological patients. After thawing, total motility (27% vs. 32%), progressive motility (19% vs. 22%), and vitality (48% vs. 56%) differed significantly between ART and oncological bankers.

conclusionSemen banking has been performed successfully in Uruguay and outcomes are on par with international standards. Surprisingly, the semen parameters of the cancer group were nearly normal.

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CryopreservationFertility PreservationHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesSemen AnalysisSemen PreservationUruguaybankingcryopreservationfertility preservationSperm

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