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  • Title: Liquid nitrogen vapor is comparable to liquid nitrogen for storage of cryopreserved human sperm: evidence from the characteristics of post-thaw human sperm.
    Author: Hu J, Zhao S, Xu C, Zhang L, Lu S, Cui L, Ma J, Chen ZJ.
    Journal: Fertil Steril; 2015 Nov; 104(5):1253-7.e1-2. PubMed ID: 26247568.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To compare the differences in the characteristics of post-thaw human sperm after storage in either liquid nitrogen (LN2; -196 °C) or LN2 vapor (-167 °C). DESIGN: Experimental study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Thirty healthy volunteers who agreed to donate their normal semen samples for infertility or research were included in the study. INTERVENTION(S): Semen samples (n = 30) were divided into eight aliquots and frozen. Four aliquots of each human semen sample were stored in LN2 (-196 °C), and the other four aliquots were stored in LN2 vapor (-167 °C). After 1, 3, 6, or 12 months, samples were thawed and analyzed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The motility was evaluated by the manual counting method. The viability was estimated by eosin staining. The morphology was analyzed by Diff-Quik staining. The sperm DNA integrity was determined with acridine orange fluorescent staining, and acrosin activity was assayed by the modified Kennedy method. RESULT(S): The characteristics of post-thaw human sperm, including motility, viability, morphology, DNA integrity, and acrosin activity, showed no significant difference between LN2 and LN2 vapor storage for the different time periods. CONCLUSION(S): LN2 vapor was comparable to LN2 in post-thaw sperm characteristics, suggesting that LN2 vapor may be substituted for LN2 for the long-term storage of human sperm.
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