Effect of Anesthesia on Sperm Motility in Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer

W. Miska Department of Dermatology and Andrology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany

R. Sanchez Department of Preclinical Science, Faculty of Medicine, LaFrontera University, Temuco, Chile

J. Kleinstein Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany

W.-B. Schill Department of Dermatology and Andrology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany

Abstract

The existence of a motility-inhibiting substance in human peritoneal fluid (hPF) has been demonstrated. The results of this study indicate that this factor from hPF is a heat-resistant, volatile molecule with a very small molecular mass (e.g., halothane, which is used for general anesthesia in laparoscopic GIFT). This may be the reason for the conflicting results concerning pregnancy rates in gamete intrafallopian transfer.

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