Cryopreservation of single human spermatozoa

Human Reproduction
J CohenR T Scott

Abstract

A procedure is described that allows cryopreservation and efficient post-thaw recovery of either a single or a small group of human spermatozoa. This is achieved by injecting them into cell-free human, mouse or hamster zonae pellucidae before the addition of cryoprotectant. The method involves a combination of physical micromanipulation procedures and glycerol-mediated cryoprotection. Zonae were tracked by positioning them in straws between two small air bubbles prior to freezing. Spermatozoa from poor specimens were cryopreserved and their fertilizing ability after thawing was compared with that of fresh spermatozoa from fertile men. Human eggs used for fertilization testing were either 1 day old or in-vitro matured. Only 2% of the frozen zonae were lost and >75% of spermatozoa cryopreserved in this manner were recovered and prepared for intracytoplasmic sperm injection. The feasibility of cryopreserving a single spermatozoon was assessed. Fifteen motile spermatozoa were frozen in 15 zonae, of which 14 were recovered after thawing. Ten were injected into spare eggs, of which eight became fertilized. Spermatozoa recovered mechanically from human zonae fertilized the same proportion of oocytes as fresh fertile control spermatozo...Continue Reading

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