In vitro fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm injection is an effective therapy for male factor infertility related to subnormal hypo‐osmotic swelling test scores

JH CHECK, D KATSOFF, ML CHECK… - Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the study was to determine if intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) would be an
effective therapy for males with subnormal hypo‐osmotic swelling test (HOST) scores, a …

Two methods of achieving pregnancies despite subnormal hypo-osmotic swelling test scores

D Katsoff, JH Check - Fertility and sterility, 1997 - Elsevier
Objective: To determine whether either the use of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) or
chymotrypsin-galactose pretreatment of sperm before IUI can improve pregnancy results in …

An evaluation of the efficacy of in vitro fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm injection for sperm with low hypoosmotic swelling test scores and poor morphology

M Check, JH Check, D Summers-Chase… - Journal of assisted …, 2003 - Springer
Purpose: To corroborate or refute a previous study demonstrating that in vitro fertilization
(IVF) with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is an effective therapy for infertility related …

Treatment of sperm with subnormal host scores with chymotrypsin/viable pregnancy after IUI

ML Check, D Kiefer, JH Check, W Hourani… - Archives of …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Men with low hypoosmotic swelling test (HOST) scores (< 50%) rarely achieve a pregnancy
with intercourse or conventional intrauterine insemination (IUI) or even IVF. The defect …

Some semen abnormalities may cause infertility by impairing implantation rather than fertilization

JH Check, D Katsoff, ML Check - Medical hypotheses, 2001 - Elsevier
The hypo-osmotic swelling (HOS) test measures the functional integrity of the sperm
membrane. Although, the sperm membrane is essential for the fertilization of oocytes …

Usefulness of the hypo‐osmotic swelling test in predicting pregnancy rate and outcome in couples undergoing intrauterine insemination

M Tartagni, MM Schonauer, E Cicinelli… - Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
This study was designed to evaluate the usefulness of the hypo‐osmotic swelling (HOS) test
in predicting successful conception and the pregnancy outcome in couples in whom men …

Males With Subnormal Hypo‐Osmotic Swelling Test Scores Have Lower Pregnancy Rates Than Those With Normal Scores When Ovulation Induction and Timed …

M Tartagni, E Cicinelli, MM Schonauer… - Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness and clinical usefulness of the hypo‐
osmotic swelling (HOS) test in predicting successful conception in couples in which men …

[PDF][PDF] A comparative prospective study using matched samples to determine the influence of subnormal hypo-osmotic test scores of spermatozoa on subsequent …

JH Check, L Stumpo, D Lurie, K Benfer, C Callan - Human Reproduction, 1995 - Citeseer
The achievement of pregnancies in vivo is rare in couples where the male partner has
defective sperm membranes as shown by hypo-osmotic swelling (HOS) test scores of< 50 …

High fertilization rate obtained after intracytoplasmic sperm injection with 100% nonmotile spermatozoa selected by using a simple modified hypo-osmotic swelling …

J Liu, YL Tsai, E Katz, G Compton, JE Garcia… - Fertility and sterility, 1997 - Elsevier
Objective: To report a high fertilization rate after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in
patients with 100% nonmotile spermatozoa selected by a simple modified hypo-osmotic …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of the hypo-osmotic swelling test on the outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injection for patients with only nonmotile spermatozoa available for …

AM El-Nour, HA Al Mayman, KA Jaroudi, S Coskun - Fertility and sterility, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective: Hypo-osmotic swelling test (HOST) has been shown to be an effective method for
the selection of live sperm. On-going pregnancies were obtained by using HOST-selected …