Only blood and semen specimens that have already been screened and found to be positive for the presence of antisperm antibodies at the Toll Center will be used. The research conducted at Lehigh in conjunction with Dr. Somkuti and Schinfeld at the Abington Hospital Toll Center is not identical with clinical laboratory tests that may be ordered during the course of an infertility analysis. The results are not intended to substitute for a clinical analysis. While the results may be available to the donor, Dr. Somkuti, Dr. Schinfeld, Dr. Barmat, the Abington Hospital Toll Center for Reproduction or Lehigh University, the Lehigh investigators assume no responsibility for the outcomes, interpretation, or consequences of any research results or research opinions that are developed. The fluid that accumulates in blocked fallopian tubes may alter the uterine implantation environment such that it may make it less likely that successful implantation occurs.
Preliminary results are encouraging.