Anticorps antispermatozoeïdes: indications, étiologieset applications en 2011, de l'exploration de l'infertilitéau concept d'immunocontraception masculine

Abstract

The present literature review aims at clarifying the techniques used in the screening of antisperm antibodies (ASAS), the value of screening at different physiological and pathological conditions, and the choice of infertility treatment in assisted reproduction. Moreover, studying the targets and the role of ASAS in infertility allowed for the development of antisperm contraceptive vaccines, which are found effective in some animal models and potentially usable in humans. © 2012 SALF et Springer-Verlag France.