Establishment of a sperm bank for infertility treatment at Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of sperm bank for infertility treatment at Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 88 cryopreserved sperm samples at Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children from December 2020 to September 2023. Results: There were 3 cases of sperm donation (3.4%) and 85 cases (96.6%) of autologous sperm retrieval for ICSI. In the sperm donation group, the mean age, pre-cryopreservation sperm concentration, and motility rate were 37.7 ± 4.9 years, 20.0 ± 10.6 million/ml, and 21.3 ± 10.1%, respectively. In the autologous sperm retrieval group, the mean age, pre-cryopreservation sperm concentration, and motility rate were 31.7 ± 4.8 years, 2.7 ± 1.8 million/ml, and 20.9 ± 8.7%, respectively. The cryopreservation duration for sperm samples in the sperm donation group and the autologous sperm retrieval group was 3.7 ± 0.6 months and 5.3 ± 3.9 months, respectively. 92.2% of the cryopreserved samples were used for ICSI with fertilization rates, implantation rates, and clinical pregnancy rates of 71.0%, 35.6%, and 48.0%, respectively. Conclusions: Our research shows that autologous sperm cryopreservation is the most common practice in the sperm bank. The proportion of sperm donations made for humanitarian purposes remains relatively low. The utilization of cryopreserved sperm in ICSI procedures has demonstrated promising outcomes.