Male Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technologies Research Biobank
Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey
Summary
The objective of this research is to build a biobank of biological male specimens used for diagnostics and treatment of infertility or assisted reproductive technologies (ART).
Description
The objective of this research is to build a biobank of biological male specimens used for diagnostics and treatment of infertility or assisted reproductive technologies (ART). These specimens include testicular tissue, sperm, semen samples, donor sperm or discarded sperm preps. These samples were possibly utilized for diagnostic testing such as semen analyses or DNA fragmentation testing or for ART procedures such as intrauterine insemination (IUI) in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and are no longer needed clinically. Rather than discarding those samples…
Eligibility
- Age range
- Not specified
- Sex
- Male
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Males providing testicular tissue, sperm, semen samples, discarded sperm preps for IUI/IVF/ICSI or the sperm recipient for those utilizing donor sperm, for cryopreservation at the respective site(s) for either clinical use or preservation Exclusion Criteria: * Samples that are quarantined or in isolation dewars for infectious diseases
Location
- RMANJBasking Ridge, New Jersey