Fertilization and pregnancy after assisted oocyte activation and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in a case of round-headed sperm associated with deficient oocyte …

AV Rybouchkin, F Van der Straeten, J Quatacker… - Fertility and sterility, 1997 - Elsevier
Objective: To investigate a method of assisted activation of human oocytes for the treatment
of infertility resulting from globozoospermia associated with deficient oocyte activation
capacity. Design: The mouse oocyte activation test was used to analyze the oocyte
activation capacity of the sperm cells of a patient with globozoospermia. Fresh donor human
oocytes were used for determining the most appropriate procedure for oocyte activation.
Setting: Infertility Center, University Hospital of Ghent. Patient (s): A couple with infertility …