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Evaluation of the morphological and functional damage to human sperm subjected to freezing at -196 degrees C and to refrigeration at +4 degrees C. 1993

A Radicioni, and T Rossi, and E Paris, and F Mazzilli, and F Dondero, and R Giacomelli, and G Tonietti
Laboratory of Seminology and Immunology of Reproduction, University La Sapienza of Rome, Italy.

A study was carried out on five healthy, fertile donors to evaluate refrigeration at +4 C compared to cryopreservation at -196 degrees C. These donors had produced more than two pregnancies in different women with their cryopreserved semen in an AID program. The following parameters for evaluation and comparison were used: (i) the percentage of forward sperm motility, (ii) the percentage of swollen sperm after hypoosmotic stress (swelling test) and (iii) the sperm morphology observed both with a light microscope after staining and with an electron microscope. After 48 hours of refrigeration the result obtained were comparable with those observed after one week of cryopreservation. After 72 hours of refrigeration, a sharp and significant decrease of these values was noted. Our data underlined the fact that there is an individual variability in subject response to the method of preservation employed. Our findings show the possibility of using sperm refrigerated for up to 48 hours in AIH programs.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D009995 Osmosis Tendency of fluids (e.g., water) to move from the less concentrated to the more concentrated side of a semipermeable membrane. Osmoses
D012034 Refrigeration The mechanical process of cooling. Cold Chain,Chain, Cold,Chains, Cold,Cold Chains
D003080 Cold Temperature An absence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably below an accustomed norm. Cold,Cold Temperatures,Temperature, Cold,Temperatures, Cold
D005069 Evaluation Studies as Topic Works about studies that determine the effectiveness or value of processes, personnel, and equipment, or the material on conducting such studies. Critique,Evaluation Indexes,Evaluation Methodology,Evaluation Report,Evaluation Research,Methodology, Evaluation,Pre-Post Tests,Qualitative Evaluation,Quantitative Evaluation,Theoretical Effectiveness,Use-Effectiveness,Critiques,Effectiveness, Theoretical,Evaluation Methodologies,Evaluation Reports,Evaluation, Qualitative,Evaluation, Quantitative,Evaluations, Qualitative,Evaluations, Quantitative,Indexes, Evaluation,Methodologies, Evaluation,Pre Post Tests,Pre-Post Test,Qualitative Evaluations,Quantitative Evaluations,Report, Evaluation,Reports, Evaluation,Research, Evaluation,Test, Pre-Post,Tests, Pre-Post,Use Effectiveness
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000704 Analysis of Variance A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable. ANOVA,Analysis, Variance,Variance Analysis,Analyses, Variance,Variance Analyses
D012662 Semen Preservation The process by which semen is kept viable outside of the organism from which it was derived (i.e., kept from decay by means of a chemical agent, cooling, or a fluid substitute that mimics the natural state within the organism). Frozen Semen,Sperm Preservation,Preservation, Semen,Preservation, Sperm,Semen, Frozen
D013076 Sperm Count A count of SPERM in the ejaculum, expressed as number per milliliter. Sperm Number,Count, Sperm,Counts, Sperm,Number, Sperm,Numbers, Sperm,Sperm Counts,Sperm Numbers

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