Chainsmoker’s damaged sperms lead to failed IVF
Sunitha.Rao@timesgroup.com
Bengaluru:01.06.2019
Infertility is not always a woman’s burden, after all. In an interesting a case, a chainsmoking man’s sperms were found to be affected by nicotine. A couple in their 30s was recently screened at the city-based Nova IVI Fertility, Koramangala, after their two cycles of IVF failed elsewhere.
The husband was asked to undergo DNA fragmentation index (DFI), a specialized test, which pointed to the fragmented sperm leading to failure in conception.
Doctors said this was due to his nicotine dependency. The man was counselled and put on antioxidants as part of the treatment. After the man quit smoking, the wife conceived through IVF and is now six months pregnant. In this case, the significant factor in miscarriage is the quality of the man’s sperm.
“Whenever there is spontaneous abortion or IVF fails, it’s the woman who faces the stigma and emotional burden. In this case, the couple came to us after the woman faced spontaneous abortion, followed by two failed attempts at IVF.
“While the woman had no problems, we counselled the couple. We told them that the husband would need to take the DFI test, after he admitted that he was a chainsmoker. The results were shocking,” said Dr Santosh Gupta, fertility specialist, Nova IVI Fertility.
While sperm fragmentation up to 25-30% is normal, anything higher than that is considered a hurdle to fertility.
“Usually, the fragmentation index among smokers would be 50-60%. But in this case, it was 70%, which was quite alarming. When a person is nicotine-dependent, smoking causes oxidative damages. Anti-oxidants help in this condition. The man was asked to stop smoking completely, take more of fruits as they are rich in oxidants. Medicines with anti-oxidants were given to help his condition,” she added.
The woman conceived in December 2018 through IVF, after healthy sperms were picked up through a sperm selection technique.
A couple in their 30s was recently screened after their two cycles of IVF failed elsewhere. The husband was asked to undergo DNA fragmentation index which pointed to the fragmented sperm leading to failure in conception
Sunitha.Rao@timesgroup.com
Bengaluru:01.06.2019
Infertility is not always a woman’s burden, after all. In an interesting a case, a chainsmoking man’s sperms were found to be affected by nicotine. A couple in their 30s was recently screened at the city-based Nova IVI Fertility, Koramangala, after their two cycles of IVF failed elsewhere.
The husband was asked to undergo DNA fragmentation index (DFI), a specialized test, which pointed to the fragmented sperm leading to failure in conception.
Doctors said this was due to his nicotine dependency. The man was counselled and put on antioxidants as part of the treatment. After the man quit smoking, the wife conceived through IVF and is now six months pregnant. In this case, the significant factor in miscarriage is the quality of the man’s sperm.
“Whenever there is spontaneous abortion or IVF fails, it’s the woman who faces the stigma and emotional burden. In this case, the couple came to us after the woman faced spontaneous abortion, followed by two failed attempts at IVF.
“While the woman had no problems, we counselled the couple. We told them that the husband would need to take the DFI test, after he admitted that he was a chainsmoker. The results were shocking,” said Dr Santosh Gupta, fertility specialist, Nova IVI Fertility.
While sperm fragmentation up to 25-30% is normal, anything higher than that is considered a hurdle to fertility.
“Usually, the fragmentation index among smokers would be 50-60%. But in this case, it was 70%, which was quite alarming. When a person is nicotine-dependent, smoking causes oxidative damages. Anti-oxidants help in this condition. The man was asked to stop smoking completely, take more of fruits as they are rich in oxidants. Medicines with anti-oxidants were given to help his condition,” she added.
The woman conceived in December 2018 through IVF, after healthy sperms were picked up through a sperm selection technique.
A couple in their 30s was recently screened after their two cycles of IVF failed elsewhere. The husband was asked to undergo DNA fragmentation index which pointed to the fragmented sperm leading to failure in conception
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