MALE FACTOR - IVF
1. Check JH:
Improved fertility results with split ejaculate insemination and
improved cervical mucus. Edited by ESE Hafez, K Semm, Instrumental
Insemination, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Chapter 22, pages 157-162,
1982. 
2. Check JH,
Bollendorf A, Lee MA, Nazari A, Nowroozi K: Correlation of computerized
semen analysis with successful fertilization of oocytes in an in vitro
fertilization program. Archives of Andrology 24:229-234, 1989.
3. Check JH:
The importance of semen parameters and the use of IVF-ET to identify
male factor. ARTA II:365-375, 1991.
4. Check JH,
Bollendorf A, Lee M, Vetter B, Syrkin M., Chase JS: Comparison
of low hypo-osmotic swelling results to fertilization rates in an
IVF-ET program. Progress in Reproductive Biology and Medicine:
Diagnosing Male Infertility New Possibilities and Limits. Vol 15,
pgs 66-70, 1992.
5. Check JH,
Choe J, Nowroozi K, Long R, Baker A: Role of semen parameters in
predicting fertilization/pregnancy outcome in IVF. ARTA 3:295-303,
1992.
6. Katsoff D,
Check JH, Bollendorf A, Benfer K: Chymotrypsin-galactose treatment
of sperm with antisperm antibodies results in improved pregnancy rates
following in vitro fertilization. Am J Reprod Immunol. 33:149-154,
1995.
7. Hourani C,
Check JH, Baker AF, Hoover LM, Summers DC, Benfer KM: Cumulus removal
and addition of follicular fluid possibly improves pregnancy rates
with in vitro fertilization for male factor case. Archives of
Andrology 34:47-52, 1995.
8. Check JH,
Hourani C, Goldsmith G: The use of non-micromanipulation techniques
for male factor and in vitro fertilization outcome. Frontiers
in Endocrinology: Male factor in human infertility. Editor J Tesarik,
Ares-Serono Publications, Volume 8, pgs 271-286, 1994.
9. Check JH,
Long R, Allen J, Hoover L: Poor fertilization may be related to
a sperm defect that is specific for a certain controlled ovarian hyperstimulation
regimen: a case report. Fertil & Steril 63:1341-1343, 1995.
10. Check JH,
Stumpo L, Lurie D, Benfer K, Callan C: A comparative prospective
study using matched samples to determine the influence of subnormal
hypoosmotic swelling test scores of spermatozoa on subsequent fertilization
and pregnancy rates following in vitro fertilization. Human Reproduction
(10)5:1197-1200, 1995.
11. Summers
D, Hoover L, Check JH, Shanis BS: Cumulus removal (CR), oocyte
concentration, and use of follicular fluid (FF) improve pregnancy
rates (PRs) following IVF for severe male factor. IX World Congress
on In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted Reproduction, Monduzzi Editore,
Edited by A. Aburumieh, E. Bernat, G. Dohr, W. Feichtinger, F. Fischl,
J. Huber, E. Muller, S. Szalay, W. Urdl and H. Zech, pages 611-615,
Vienna, Austria, April 3-7, 1995.
12. Shanis BS,
Katsoff D, Check JH, Bollendorf A: Mild enzymatic treatment of
sperm bound with antisperm antibody prior to oocyte insemination improves
IVF pregnancy rates. IX World Congress on In Vitro Fertilization
and Assisted Reproduction, Monduzzi Editore, Edited by A. Aburumieh,
E. Bernat, G. Dohr, W. Feichtinger, F. Fischl, J. Huber, E. Muller,
S. Szalay, W. Urdl and H. Zech, pages 601-605, Vienna, Austria, April
3-7, 1995.
13. Hoover L,
Shanis B, Summers D, Check JH: Standard sperm separation procedures
(swim-up vs Percoll methods) do not alter male-female sex ratio following
IVF-ET. IX World Congress on In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted
Reproduction, Monduzzi Editore, Edited by A. Aburumieh, E. Bernat,
G. Dohr, W. Feichtinger, F. Fischl, J. Huber, E. Muller, S. Szalay,
W. Urdl and H. Zech, pages 769-772, Vienna, Austria, April 3-7,1995.
14. Shanis BS,
Katsoff D, Check JH, Hoover L: Sperm morphology using strict criteria
not useful in predicting poor pregnancy rates (PRs) despite adequate
fertilization. IX World Congress on In Vitro Fertilization and
Assisted Reproduction, Monduzzi Editore, Edited by A. Aburumieh, E.
Bernat, G. Dohr, W. Feichtinger, F. Fischl, J. Huber, E. Muller, S.
Szalay, W. Urdl and H. Zech, pages 591-594, Vienna, Austria, April
3-7, 1995.
15. Shanis B,
Check JH, Bollendorf A, Nazari A: Computer assisted semen analysis
better defines male factor in an IVF program than either motile density
or strict morphology. IX World Congress on In Vitro Fertilization
and Assisted Reproduction, Monduzzi Editore, Edited by A. Aburumieh,
E. Bernat, G. Dohr, W. Feichtinger, F. Fischl, J. Huber, E. Muller,
S. Szalay, W. Urdl and H. Zech, pages 587-589, Vienna, Austria, April
3-7, 1995.
16. Check JH,
Baker A, Benfer K, Lurie D, Katsoff D: Transfer of cryopreserved
embryos improved pregnancy rates in patients with damage to the functional
integrity of the sperm membrane as measured by the hypoosmotic swelling
test. Fertility & Sterility 65(6):1241-1244, 1996.
17. Kiefer D,
Check JH, Katsoff D: The value of motile density, strict morphology,
and the hypoosmotic swelling test in in vitro fertilization-embryo
transfer. Arch Androl 37:57-60, 1996.
18. Bollendorf
A, Check JH, Lurie D: Evaluation of the effect of the absence of
sperm with rapid and linear progressive motility on subsequent pregnancy
rates following intrauterine insemination or in vitro fertilization.
J Androl 17(5):550-557, 1996.
19. Katsoff
D, Check JH: Two methods of achieving pregnancies despite subnormal
hypo-osmotic swelling test scores. Fertil Steril 68:549-551, 1997.
20. Katsoff
D, Check JH: A challenge to the concept that the use of calcium
channel blockers causes reversible male infertility. Hum Reprod
12:1480-1482, 1997.
21. Kiefer D,
Check JH, Katsoff D: Evidence that oligoasthenozoospermia may be
an etiologic factor for spontaneous abortion after in vitro fertilization-embryo
transfer. Fertil Steril 68:545-548, 1997.
22. Check JH,
Lurie D, Locuniak J, Bollendorf A, Summers-Chase D: Relationship
of subnormal semen parameters and subsequent zona pellucida thinning
following in vitro fertilization. Arch Androl 41:145-150, 1998.
23. Check M,
Summers-Chase D, Check JH, Choe J, Nazari A: Sperm extracted and
cryopreserved from testes several hours after death results in pregnancy
following frozen embryo transfer: Case report. Arch Androl 43:235-237,
1999.
24. Check ML,
Katsoff D, Check JH, Swenson K: A study to determine if limiting
the contact of sperm with zona pellucida reduces the rate of spontaneous
abortion. Arch Androl 44:41-45, 2000.
25. Check ML,
Check JH, Summers-Chase D: Lower concentration of sperm used for
oocyte insemination for IVF may result in higher pregnancy rates:
preliminary study. Adv Reprod 4:25-29, 2000.
26. Katsoff
D, Check ML, Check JH: Evidence that sperm with low hypoosmotic
swelling scores cause embryo implantation defects. Arch Androl
44:227-230, 2000.
27. Swenson
K, Check JH, Summers-Chase D, Choe JK, Check ML: A randomized study
comparing the effect of standard versus short incubation of sperm
and oocyte on subsequent pregnancy and implantation rates following
in vitro fertilization embryo transfer. Arch Androl 45:73-76,
2000.
28. Check ML,
Check JH, Katsoff D, Summers-Chase D: ICSI as an effective therapy
for male factor with antisperm antibodies. Arch Androl 45;125-130,
2000.
29. Check JH,
Katsoff D, Check ML, Choe JK, Swenson K: In vitro fertilization
with intracytoplasmic sperm injection is an effective therapy for
male factor infertility related to subnormal hypo-osmotic swelling
test scores. J Androl 22:261-265, 2001.
30. Check ML,
Check JH, Lee G, Summers-Chase D, Choe JK: Increasing sperm concentration
to adjust for subnormal sperm morphology did not adversely affect
implantation after embryo transfer. Arch Androl 46:177-182, 2001.
31. Check JH,
Katsoff D, Check ML: Some semen abnormalities may cause infertility
by impairing implantation rather than fertilization. Med Hypoth
56:653-657, 2001.
32. Check JH,
Yuen W, Check ML, Swenson K: The probability of pregnancy and implantation
rates are similar for the first four embryo transfers (ETs) (fresh
or frozen) following in vitro fertilization (IVF) with intracytoplasmic
sperm injection (ICSI). In: Andrology in the 21st Century, Proceedings
of the VII International Congress of Andrology. Medimond Medical publications.
Pgs. 433-436, 2001.
33. Bollendorf
A, Check JH Katsoff D: Lower percentage of sperm with normal morphology
(NM) using strict criteria is not associated with lower pregnancy
rates (PRs) following intrauterine insemination (IUI). In: Andrology
in the 21st Century, Proceedings of the VII International Congress
of Andrology. Medimond Medical publications. Pgs. 459-462, 2001.
34. Kiefer D,
Check JH, Wilson C, Check ML, Locuniak J: The effect of sperm with
hypo-osmotic swelling test (HOST) scores in the grey zone and subsequent
treatment with chymotrypsin on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome.
In: Andrology in the 21st Century, Proceedings of the VII International
Congress of Andrology. Medimond Medical publications. Pgs. 463-466,
2001.
35. Check JH,
Kiefer D, Check ML, Wilson C, Choe JK: The relative discrepancy
between viability and hypo-osmotic swelling test (HOST) scores is
not related to in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome. In: Andrology
in the 21st Century, Proceedings of the VII International Congress
of Andrology. Medimond Medical publications. Pgs. 467-470, 2001.
36. Check ML,
Check JH, Summers-Chase D, Swenson K, Yuen W: Pregnancy/implantation
rates as related to age following transfer of frozen embryos produced
by ICSI. Arch Androl 47:161-165, 2002.
37. Check ML,
Yuan W, Check JH, Swenson K, Lee G, Choe JK: Cumulative probability
of pregnancy following IVF with ICSI and fresh or frozen embryo transfer.
Arch Androl 48:5-7, 2002.
38. Swenson
K, Check JH, Summers-Chase D, Check ML, Kiefer D, Choe JK: Overnight
sperm survival test does not correlate with embryo implantation failure.
Reprinted from: 12th World Congress on In Vitro Fertilization and
Molecular Reproduction, Ed. Anibal A. Acosta, Monduzzi Editore, International
Proceedings Division. Pgs. 179-183, 2002.
39. Check ML,
Kiefer D, Check JH, Wilson C, Katsoff D: Grey zone score for hypo-osmotic
swelling test (HOST) is not associated with embryo implantation defects.
Clin Exp Obst Gyn 29:25-26, 2002.
40. Check ML,
Check JH, Summers-Chase D, Choe JK, Check DJ, Nazari A: Live birth
after posthumous testicular sperm aspiration and intracytoplasmic
sperm injection with cryopreserved sperm: Case report. Clin Exp
Obst Gyn 29:95-96, 2002.
41. Check ML,
Check JH: Ectopic pregnancy without therapy despite previous failure
with in vitro fertilization and a male partner with an extremely low
hypoosmotic swelling test score: case report. Clin Exp Obst Gyn
29:189-190, 2002.
42. Sperm
toxicity evaluated by the overnight sperm survival test.
Arch Androl 49:161-164, 2003.
43.
Check M, Check
JH, Summers-Chase D, Swenson K, Yuan W:
An evaluation
of the efficacy of in vitro fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm
injection for sperm with low hypoosmotic swelling test scores and poor
morphology.
J Assist Reprod
Genet 20:182-185, 2003.
44.
Check JH,
Cochrane H, Yuan W, Wilson C:
Evidence using
a shared oocyte pool that the sperm rather than the oocyte in some
cases may be responsible for the production of embryos with a high
percentage of fragmented blastomeres - Case report.
Clin Exp Obst Gyn
31:139-140, 2004.
45.
Check ML,
Katsoff D, Check JH, Summers-Chase D: Effect of treating sperm with
low hypo-osmotic swelling test scores with chymotrypsin on pregnancy
rates after conventional in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer. Fertil
Steril 82:741-742, 2004.
46.
Horwath D, Check JH, Choe JK,
Summers-Chase D, Krotec JW: Shared donor oocyte system to
determine if top embryos can be derived from oocyte factors or more
likely from an oocyte/sperm interaction. Clin Exp Obst Gyn
31:265-266, 2004.
47.
Katsoff D, Check JH, Wilson C, Kiefer
D, Choe JK: The effect of intracytoplasmic sperm injection on
pregnancy outcome in women whose male partners have low hypoosmotic
swelling test scores. In: In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted
Reproduction & Genetics, Proceedings of the 13th World
Congress on In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted Reproduction &
Genetics. Monduzzi Editore. Pgs 365-368, 2005.
48.
Choe JK, Check JH, Krotec JW,
Summers-Chase D, Horwath D: High DNA fragmentation indices on the
sperm chromatin structure assay correlate more with increased risk of
miscarriage rather than conception failure in women who were
refractory to achieving successful pregnancy following in vitro
fertilization-embryo transfer. Proceedings of the 8th
International Congress of Andrology. Monduzzi Editore. Pgs 87-90,
2005.
49.
Choe JK, Check JH Yuan W, Horwath D,
Summers-Chase D: Isolating normal sperm by nuclear characteristics
with subsequent intracytoplasmic sperm injection does not seem to
improve lowered fecundity found with sperm with high DNA fragmentation
indices. Proceedings of the 8th International Congress
of Andrology. Monduzzi Editore. Pgs. 9-12, 2005.
50.
Bollendorf A, Choe JK, Check JH, Bonnes
E, McMonagle K: Subfertility in older males not detected by
standard semen parameters. Proceedings of the 8th
International Congress of Androlgoy. Monduzzi Editore. Pgs 75-78,
2005.
51.
Katsoff B,
Wilson C, Check JH, Yuan W, Summers-Chase D:
Fertilization by
intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) does not impair subsequent
pregnncy outcome following frozen embryo transfer (ET) as determined
by a large retrospective analysis.
Clin Exp Obst Gyn
33:203-204, 2006.
52.
Katsoff B,
Check ML, Summers-Chase D, Check JH:
Absence of sperm with rapid motility is
not detrimental to IVF outcome measures when ICSI is used.
Arch Androl 51:413-417, 2005.
53.
Check JH,
Summers-Chase D, Swenson K, Check ML, Amadi C:
Evaluation of
sperm nuclear morphology in specimens with abnormal sperm chromatin
structural assays.
Arch Androl 52:403-406,
2006.
54.
Horwath D,
Check JH, Katsoff B, Amui J, Brasile D:
Subsequent
therapeutic options and outcome in couples who fail to fertilize
despitein vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm
injection (ICSI).
Clin Exp Obst Gyn
34:109-110, 2007.
55.
Check JH,
Levito MC, Summers-Chase D, Marmar J, Barci H:
A comparison
of the efficacy of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using
ejaculated sperm selected by high magnification versus ICSI with
testicular sperm both followed by oocyte activation with calcium
ionophore.
Clin Exp Obst Gyn
34:111-112, 2007.
56.
Check JH,
Bollendorf A, Wilson C, Summers-Chase D, Horwath D, Yuan W:
A
retrospective comparison of pregnancy outcome following conventional
oocyte insemination vs. intracytoplasmic sperm injection for isolated
abnormalities in sperm morphology using strict criteria.
J Androl
28:607-612, 2007.
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