Korean J Fertil Steril.  2000 Jun;27(2):151-158.

The Effect of Polycystic Ovarian Follicular Fluid on Sperm Motility in Human in vitro Fertilization

• Kim YH
• Lee SH
• Hur M

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of polycystic ovarian follicular fluid on sperm motility in human in vitro fertilization (IVF).
METHODS
From May, 1998 to July, 1999, 55 patients who complained of infertility were involved in this study. We obtained ovarian follicular fluids form the patients by ultrasono-guided aspiration. Subjects were divided into two groups. 20 patients who had polycystic ovarian disease were belong to study group, and 25 patients who had normal ovarian follicular fluid were belong to control group. The follicular fluid dilution was done with Ham's fluid as 10%, 20%, 50%, 100%. The sperm motility was analyzed by CASA at 6hr and 12hr after incubation in follicular fluids.
RESULTS
The levels of average path velocity (VAP) in all concentration fluid didn't show significant difference between study and control group. The other parameters including curvilinear velocity (VCL), amplitude of lateral head displacement (ALH), and linerity (LIN) were didn't show any significant difference between both groups.
CONCLUSION
PCOD fluid had seemed to have an adverse effect on the sperm biological function. But, this study showed that PCOD fluid had no different effect on sperm motility with normal follicular fluid.

MeSH Terms

Female
Fertilization in Vitro*
Follicular Fluid*
Head
Humans*
Infertility
Ovarian Diseases
Sperm Motility*
Spermatozoa*