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  • Title: [Potscoital test (author's transl)].
    Author: Ruíz Velasco V, Matute Raffay MM.
    Journal: Reproduccion; 1976; 3(1-2):43-56. PubMed ID: 1027644.
    Abstract:
    The best way to evaluate sperm migration in the feminine tract is by using postcoital tests either in vivo or in vitro. Of the former, the most useful is the Sims-Huhner which is considered obligatory in testing fertility problems. It shows when sterility is due to cervix and sperm-related problems, which occurs in 30-50% of cases. Its interpretation must correlate with the characteristics of the semen and the cervical mucus. Other tests, including the uterine depth, the immediate postcoital, the endometrial, and the test after insemination are specialized and must be done only under certain predetermined conditions. Certain qualitative in vitro tests like Kurzrov-Miller and those of the Kremer type are subjective and give only orientation-type material. However, the quantitative tests like the simple Ruiz-Velasco 1 or 2 show where the cause of deficient sperm migration lies. This may include vaginal or coital problems, hostile cervical mucus, or sperm or an immunological factor.
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