Adverse effects on sperm movement characteristics in women with minimal and mild endometriosis
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Peritoneal fluid from women with minimal or mild endometriosis significantly reduced sperm linearity, head displacement, and velocities compared to fertile women.
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OBJECTIVE: To test the effect of peritoneal fluid from infertile women with minimal or mild endometriosis on sperm movement characteristics in comparison with fertile and infertile women with no endometriosis.
DESIGN: A prospective observer-blind trial.
SETTING: Academic infertility department.
SUBJECTS: 57 women undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy or laparoscopic sterilisation.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Changes in sperm movement characteristics in semen samples provided during routine infertility investigation or from sperm donors. Computer assisted semen analysis (CASA) performed using a Celltrack-S system.
RESULTS: Significant reductions in linearity (P < 0.05), amplitude of lateral head displacement (P < 0.01), straight line velocity (P < 0.01), and curvilinear velocity (P < 0.01) (but not percentage motility) were observed.
CONCLUSIONS: Peritoneal fluid from women with minimal or mild endometriosis adversely effects sperm movement characteristics in comparison to fertile women.
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