Spermiogram, Sperm Morfolojik Anomalilerinde Fertilite İçin Ne Yapılabilir?
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Chemes HE, Rawe YV. Sperm pathology: a step beyond descriptive morphology. Origin, characterization and fertility potential of abnormal sperm phenotypes in infertile men. Human Reproduction Update: 2003;9:405– 428.
Nikolettos N, Küpker W, Demirel C, et al. Fertilization potential of spermatozoa with abnormal morphology. Human Reproduction Supplement,1999;14(1):47–70.
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Kruger TF, Menkveld R, Stander FSH. Sperm morphologic features as a prognostic factor in in vitro fertilization. Fertility and Sterility, 1986; 46(6): 1118–1123.
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Kruger TF, Acosta AA, Simmons KF, et al. Predictive value of abnormal sperm morphology in in vitro fertilization. Fertility and sterility,1988; 49(1): 112–117.
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Kumar N, Singh AK. Trends of male factor infertility, an important cause of infertility: A review of literatüre. Journal of Human Reproduction Science, 2015; 8(4):191-196.
Bartoov B, Berkovitz A, Eltes F. Selection of spermatozoa with normal nuclei to improve the pregnancy rate with intracytoplasmic sperm injection. The New England Journal of Medicine, 2001; 345(14):1067-1068.
Auger J, Eustache F. Sperm Morphology and Male Fertility: Current State and Future Prospects. Andrology ,2019; 7(5): 695-710.
Jia YL, Wu YB, Yu L, et al. Normal sperm head morphometric reference values in fertile Asian males. Asian Journal of Andrology, 2024; 26: 315–320.
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Sung TK, Young BC, Jong MP, Myung CG. Succesful pregnancy and delivery from frozen – thowed embryos after intracytoplasmic sperm injection using round-headed spermatozoa and assisted oocyte activation in a globozoospermic patient with mosaic Down syndrome. Fertility and Sterility, 2001; 75(2): 200-210.
Porumb IG, Coricovac AM, Raica II, et al: Healthy birth in a case of total globozoospermia after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and assisted oocyte activation. Romanian Jornal of Morphology and Embryology, 2022; 63(2): 459–463.
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Junqueira LCU, Carneiro J, Contopoulos AN. Basic Histology 10th Edition: A Concise medical library for practitioner and student: (2006):11.
Chemes HE, Rawe YV. Sperm pathology: a step beyond descriptive morphology. Origin, characterization and fertility potential of abnormal sperm phenotypes in infertile men. Human Reproduction Update: 2003;9:405– 428.
Nikolettos N, Küpker W, Demirel C, et al. Fertilization potential of spermatozoa with abnormal morphology. Human Reproduction Supplement,1999;14(1):47–70.
Moretti E, Sutera G, Collodel G. The importance of transmission electron microscopy analysis of spermatozoa: Diagnostic applications and basic research Systems of Biological Reproductive Medicine, 2016; 62:171–83.
Chemes HE. Phenotypic varieties of sperm pathology: Genetic abnormalities or environmental influences can result in different patterns of abnormal spermatozoa. Animal Reproduction Science, 2018; 194:41–56.
Perdrix A, Saïdi R, Ménard JF, et al: Relationship between conventional sperm parameters and motile sperm organelle morphology examination (MSOME). International Journal of Androlgy: (2012) 35:491–498.
Collodel G, Iacoponi F, Mazzi L, et al. Light, polarizing, and transmission electron microscopy: three methods for the evaluation of sperm quality. Systems Bology in Reproductive Medicine, 2013; 59:27– 33.
World Health Organization, WHO laboratory manual for the examination of human semen and semen-cervical mucus interactions. 2nd ed. 1987, Cambridge Cambridgeshire ; New York: Published on behalf of the World Health Organization by Cambridge University Press. 67 p., 4 p. of plates.
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World Health Organization :WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen, 6th Edition: (2021).
Hoogendijk CF, Kruger TF, Menkveld R: Anatomy and molecular morphology of the spermatozoon. Male infertility diagnosis and treatment: Infroema Healthcare: (2007): 3-11.
Kruger TF, Menkveld R, Stander FSH. Sperm morphologic features as a prognostic factor in in vitro fertilization. Fertility and Sterility, 1986; 46(6): 1118–1123.
Menkveld R, Lacquet FA, Kruger TF, et al Effects of different staining and washing procedures on the results of human sperm morphology evaluation by manual and computerised methods. Andrologia, 1997; 29(1):1–7.
Kruger TF, Acosta AA, Simmons KF, et al. Predictive value of abnormal sperm morphology in in vitro fertilization. Fertility and sterility,1988; 49(1): 112–117.
Kruger TF, Coetzee K. The role of sperm morphology in assisted reproduction. Human Reproduction update, 1999; 5(2):172-178.
Ford WC: Comments on the release of the 5th edition of the WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen. Asian Journal of Andrology,2010. 12(1): 59-63.
Belsey MA, Moghissi KS, Eliasson R, et al. Laboratory manual for the examination of human semen and semen-cervical mucus interaction. 1980; Singapore, Press Concern. 43p.
Olivera JBA, Massora FC, Mauri A, et al. Comparison of motile sperm organelle morphology examination (MSOME) and strict Tygerberg criteria for sperm morphology evaluation. Reproduction of biology and endocrinology,2009; 18(3): 320-326.
Gardner DK. Textbook of assisted reproductive technologies: laboratory and clinical perspectives. 3rd ed. 2009, London: Informa Healthcare. xv, 912 p.
Kumar N, Singh AK. Trends of male factor infertility, an important cause of infertility: A review of literatüre. Journal of Human Reproduction Science, 2015; 8(4):191-196.
Bartoov B, Berkovitz A, Eltes F. Selection of spermatozoa with normal nuclei to improve the pregnancy rate with intracytoplasmic sperm injection. The New England Journal of Medicine, 2001; 345(14):1067-1068.
Auger J, Eustache F. Sperm Morphology and Male Fertility: Current State and Future Prospects. Andrology ,2019; 7(5): 695-710.
Jia YL, Wu YB, Yu L, et al. Normal sperm head morphometric reference values in fertile Asian males. Asian Journal of Andrology, 2024; 26: 315–320.
Hundathil T, Palasz AT, Barth AD, et al. An investigation of the fertilizing characteristics of pyriform-shaped bovine spermatozoa. Animal Reproductive Science, 1999: 57(1-2):35-50.
Trokudes KM, Danos N, Kalogirou L, et al. Pregnancy with spermatozoa from a globozoospermic man after intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment. Human Reproduction, 1995;10(4):880-882.
Khalili MA, Kalantar SM, Vahidi S, et al. Failure of fertilization fallowing intracytoplasmic injection of round-headed sperm. Annals of Saudi Medicine,1998; 18(5): 408-411.
Bourne H, Liu DY, Clarke GN, et al. Normal fertilization and embriyo development by intacytoplasmic sperm injection of roundheaded acrosomeless sperm. Fertility and sterility, 1995; 63(6):1329-1332.
Liu J, Nagy Z, Joris H, et al. Succesful fertilization and establishment of pregnancies after intracytoplasmic sperm injection in patients with globozoaspermia. Human Reproduction, 1995;
10(3):626-629.
Rybouchkin A, Dozortsev D, De Sutter P, et al. Analysis of the oocyte activating capacity and chromosomal comlement of round-headed human speermatozoa by their injection into mouse oocyte. Human Reproduction,1996; 11(10):2170-2175.
Lundin K, Sjogren A. Fertilization and pregnancy after intracytoplasmic microinjecjection of acrosomeless spermatozoa. Fertility and Sterility, 1994; 62(6):1266-1267.
Dam AH, Koscinski I, Longepied G, et al. Morphology of partial globozoospermia. Journal of Andrology, 2011; 32(2): 199-206.
Schill WB,Meinhardt A,Henkel R. Some disturbances of acrosomal development and function in human spermatozoa. Human Reproduction, 1991; 6(7):969-978.
SinghG, Singh G, Dada R, et al. Ultrastructural features of round-headed human spermatozoa. International Journal of Fertility, 1992;37:99-102.
Pederson H, Rebbe H: Fine structure of round-headed human spermatozoa: Journal of Reproduction and Fertility: (1974):37(1),51-54.
Blanchard Y, Lescoat D, Le Lannov D. Anomalous distribution of nuclear basic proteins in round-headed human spermatozoa. Andrologia, 1990; 22(3):249-256.
Decker NK, Mantchev GT,Junega SC, et al. Lack of acrosome formation in Hrb-defficient mice. Science, 200; 294(16):1531-1533.
Sung TK, Young BC, Jong MP, Myung CG. Succesful pregnancy and delivery from frozen – thowed embryos after intracytoplasmic sperm injection using round-headed spermatozoa and assisted oocyte activation in a globozoospermic patient with mosaic Down syndrome. Fertility and Sterility, 2001; 75(2): 200-210.
Porumb IG, Coricovac AM, Raica II, et al: Healthy birth in a case of total globozoospermia after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and assisted oocyte activation. Romanian Jornal of Morphology and Embryology, 2022; 63(2): 459–463.
Carrel DT, Emery B, Liu L. Characterization of aneupleudy rates,protoamine levels, ultrastructure,and functional ability of round-headed sperm from two sblings and implications for intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Fertility and Sterility, 1999; 71(3): 511-516.
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