Twin pregnancy achieved through TESE in an adult male exstrophy

• Published in: Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 245 - 247
• Main Authors: LAI, R, PERRA, G, USAI, V, DEMONTIS, M. G, CUGUSI, C, PERDA, P, CAN, G, MALLOCCI, S, MONNI, G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Kluwer/Plenum 01-05-2002; Springer Nature B.V; Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Bladder Exstrophy - complications; Bladder Exstrophy - surgery; Bladder Exstrophy - therapy; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Infertility, Male - etiology; Infertility, Male - surgery; Infertility, Male - therapy; Male; Mother. Fetoplacental unit. Mammary gland. Milk; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Multiple; Pregnancy. Parturition. Lactation; Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic - methods; Testis - physiopathology; Twins; Vertebrates: reproduction; Case study; Human; Embryo transfer; Urinary system disease; Assisted procreation; Female; Bladder disease; Anejaculation; Twin pregnancy
• ISSN: 1058-0468; 1573-7330
• DOI: 10.1023/A:1015315020324

Bladder exstrophy is a rare anomaly, it compromises bladder functions, and in males it occurs with an impairment of reproductive functions, because of erectile and ejaculatory deficit. Advancements in the surgical treatment of bladder exstrophy have allowed an improvement of the bladder functions while spontaneous conception is still impaired. This is a case report of a pregnancy and subsequent birth of twins following testicular sperm extraction, on a man born with classical bladder exstrophy with infertility due to an ejaculation.