Live birth after intracytoplasmic sperm injection with cryopreserved sperm retrieved from urine in a case of complete retrograde ejaculation: A case report

ABSTRACT

@#This is a case of a 37-year-old nulliparous woman, and her 53-year-old husband diagnosed with complete retrograde ejaculation and absolute azoospermia, who conceived after transfer of embryos fertilized using cryopreserved sperm retrieved from postejaculatory urine. Four embryos were thawed, then transferred in the blastocyst stage, resulting in a singleton pregnancy and delivery by cesarean section at term to a healthy baby boy weighing 3100 g. This case study shows that cryopreservation of sperm retrieved from postejaculatory urine is feasible for IVF, despite demonstration of low motility. This is more cost-effective and least invasive as the husband may avoid surgical aspiration or extraction of sperm.