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A case is reported of pregnancy resulting from oocytes retrieved by transvaginal ultrasound with sperm obtained by aspiration of the vasa deferentia close to the epididymis of a quadriplegic man and replaced by the gamete intrafallopian transfer technique (GIFT) to the wife.
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Macourt, D., Engel, S., Jones, R. et al. Pregnancy by gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) with sperm aspirated from the vaso-epididymal junction of spinal injured man. Spinal Cord 29, 550–553 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1991.79
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