PREGNANCY AFTER ELECTROEJACULATION IN COMBINATION WITH INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION IN A PATIENT WITH IDIOPATHIC ANEJACULATION

Objective: To assess the possibility of achieving a pregnancy in the w ife of a patient suffering from idiopathic anejaculation who failed to respond to therapeutical modalities such as psychotherapy, sex therap y, and vibrostimulation.Design: Case report. Setting: The IVF program at the Leuven University Fertility Centre. Patient(s): A patient suffe ring from idiopathic anejaculation. Intervention(s): Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in combination with electroejaculation. Mean Ou tcome Measure(s): Fertility rate, cleavage rate, clinical pregnancy. R esult(s): Two IVF procedures were performed of which the second result ed in an ongoing pregnancy and the delivery of a healthy boy. Conclusi on(s): Electroejaculation may offer fertility chances in a patient suf fering from idiopathic anejaculation resistant to conventional treatme nt modalities. When sperm quality shows very low motility, ICSI should be offered to improve pregnancy chances.