Higher pregnancy rates using testicular sperm in men with severe oligospermia Akanksha Mehta, M.D., Alexander Bolyakov, M.S., Peter N. Schlegel, M.D., Darius A. Paduch, M.D., Ph.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 104, Issue 6, Pages 1382-1387 (December 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.08.008 Copyright © 2015 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Epifluorescent microscopy demonstrates (A) characteristic clumping of sperm DNA in ejaculated sperm, and (B) normally shaped testicular sperm obtained from the same patient. Original magnification, ×1,000. Fertility and Sterility 2015 104, 1382-1387DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.08.008) Copyright © 2015 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Use of Nomarski optics allows for selective assessment of TUNEL positive signal in normal sperm, which would be selected for use with intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Original magnification, ×1,000. Fertility and Sterility 2015 104, 1382-1387DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.08.008) Copyright © 2015 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Distribution of TUNEL scores in ejaculated and testicular sperm samples (n = 24). Fertility and Sterility 2015 104, 1382-1387DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.08.008) Copyright © 2015 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions