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6 years ago
Would you recommend a couple in which the male is infertile to seek genetic counseling? Why or why not?
 
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Background:
For some cases of male infertility, many couples now use a variation of IVF called intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). ICSI is used mostly in cases where low sperm count or motility problems are present. When ICSI is used in ART, there is an increased risk of transmitting genetic defects to male children. About 13 of infertile males with a low sperm count carry a small deletion on the Y chromosome. With ICSI, this form of infertility is passed on to their sons. The same is true for some chromosomal abnormalities, such as Klinefelter syndrome. Questions arise as to whether it is ethical to use ICSI to produce sons who will be infertile.
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