ReviewClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2011
Surgical treatment of male infertility in the era of intracytoplasmic sperm injection - new insights.
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- Reproductive outcomes, including neonatal data, following sperm injection in men with obstructive and nonobstructive azoospermia: case series and systematic review.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2013Pooled it
- A novel stepwise micro-TESE approach in non obstructive azoospermia.BMC urology · 2016Trial
- The Impact of Congenital Anomalies of the Male and Female Reproductive Organs on Infertility and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: A Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Varicocele and nonobstructive azoospermia.Asian journal of andrology · 2025Review
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- Hormonal, clinical, and genetic profile of infertile patients with azoospermia in Morocco.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
- Microdissection testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE) in men with infertility due to nonobstructive azoospermia: summary of current literature.International urology and nephrology · 2021Review
- The Role of Stem Cells and Their Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Restoring Female and Male Fertility.Cells · 2021Review
- Differential Diagnosis of Azoospermia in Men with Infertility.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and repercussions for male infertility patients: A proposal for the individualized provision of andrological services.Andrology · 2021Article
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Preclinical Infertility Cytotherapy: A Retrospective Review.Stem cells international · 2021Review
- Laparoscopy-assisted vasovasostomy for post-herniorrhaphy vas deferens obstruction.IJU case reports · 2020Article
- Extended indications for sperm retrieval: summary of current literature.F1000Research · 2019Review
- Genetic defects in human azoospermia.Basic and clinical andrology · 2019Article
- Intracytoplasmic sperm injection for male infertility and consequences for offspring.Nature reviews. Urology · 2018Review
- An evidence-based perspective on the role of sperm chromatin integrity and sperm DNA fragmentation testing in male infertility.Translational andrology and urology · 2017Article
- Transplantation of Autologous Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells into the Testes of Infertile Male Rats and New Germ Cell Formation.International journal of stem cells · 2016Article
- An update on sperm retrieval techniques for azoospermic males.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2013Review
- Predictive factors for sperm retrieval and sperm injection outcomes in obstructive azoospermia: do etiology, retrieval techniques and gamete source play a role?Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2013Review
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Abstract
Assisted reproductive technology is an evolving area, and several adjuvant procedures have been created to increase a couple's chance of conceiving. For male infertility, the current challenges are to properly accommodate old and new techniques that are both cost-effective and evidence-based. In this context, urologists are expected to diagnose, counsel, provide medical or surgical treatment whenever possible and/or correctly refer male patients for assisted conception. Urologists are sometimes part of a multiprofessional team in an assisted reproduction unit and are responsible for the above-cited tasks as well as the surgical retrieval of sperm from either the epididymides or testicles. We present a comprehensive review of the surgical treatment options for infertile males, including the perioperative planning and prognostic aspects, with an emphasis on the role of microsurgery in the optimization of treatment results. This review also discusses current techniques for sperm retrieval that are used in association with assisted reproductive technology and includes sperm retrieval success rates according to the technique and the type of azoospermia. New insights are provided with regard to each surgical treatment option in view of the availability of assisted conception to overcome male infertility.
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