ReviewClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2013
The role of varicocele treatment in the management of non-obstructive azoospermia.
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- Varicocele repair in improving spermatozoa, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone parameters in infertile males with azoospermia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Asian journal of andrology · 2024Pooled it
- Varicocele and nonobstructive azoospermia.Asian journal of andrology · 2025Review
- Differentiating between obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia: A machine learning-based approach.BJUI compass · 2025Article
- Predictive Value of Varicocele Grade and Histopathology in Simultaneous Varicocelectomy and Sperm Retrieval in Non-Obstructive Azoospermia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Testicular immunity.Molecular aspects of medicine · 2024Review
- Enhancing Male Fertility Through AI-Based Management of Varicoceles.Current urology reports · 2024Review
- Developing a novel prediction model for the impact of varicocelectomy on postoperative fertility.European journal of translational myology · 2022Article
- The Fate of Leydig Cells in Men with Spermatogenic Failure.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Varicoceles in Men With Non-obstructive Azoospermia: The Dilemma to Operate or Not.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2022Review
- Obstructive oligospermia: the role of interventional radiology in its diagnosis and treatment.Polish journal of radiology · 2021Article
- The use of scrotal ultrasound in the evaluation of varicoceles: A survey study of reproductive specialists.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2020Article
- Protective effect of MOTILIPERM in varicocele-induced oxidative injury in rat testis by activating phosphorylated inositol requiring kinase 1α (p-IRE1α) and phosphorylated c-Jun N-terminal kinase (p-JNK) pathways.Pharmaceutical biology · 2018Article
- Genetics and epigenetics of varicocele pathophysiology: an overview.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2017Review
- The development of surgical sperm extraction and new challenges to improve the outcome.Reproductive medicine and biology · 2016Review
- Embolization of left spermatic vein in non-obstructive azoospermic men with varicocele: role of FSH to predict the appearance of ejaculated spermatozoa after treatment.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2015Article
- The azoospermic male: current knowledge and future perspectives.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2013Article
- Effect of varicocele repair on sperm retrieval rate and testicular histopathological patterns in men with nonobstructive azoospermia.Asian journal of andrologyArticle
- Is varicocele repair necessary, given the advanced state of assisted reproductive technologies?Asian journal of andrologyArticle
- Revisiting non-obstructive azoospermia: Is there a best way to retrieve testicular sperm?Reproductive medicine and biologyReview
- Cost-effectiveness of varicocele surgery in the era of assisted reproductive technology.Asian journal of andrologyReview
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Abstract
The literature on male reproductive medicine is continually expanding, especially regarding the diagnosis and treatment of infertility due to non-obstructive azoospermia. The advent of in vitro fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm injection has dramatically improved the treatment of male infertility due to nonobstructive azoospermia. Assisted reproduction using testicular spermatozoa has become a treatment of hope for men previously thought to be incapable of fathering a child due to testicular failure. In addition, numerous studies on non-obstructive azoospermia have reported that varicocelectomy not only can induce spermatogenesis but can also increase the sperm retrieval rate; however, the value of varicocelectomy in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia still remains controversial. The purpose of this review is to present an overview of the current status of varicocele repair in men with non-obstructive azoospermia.
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