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ReviewClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2013

Predictive factors for sperm retrieval and sperm injection outcomes in obstructive azoospermia: do etiology, retrieval techniques and gamete source play a role?

Ricardo Miyaoka, Sandro C Esteves

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Review in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  12. Surgical management of male infertility: an update.Translational andrology and urology · 2014
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  19. Azoospermia: vasal agenesis.Asian journal of andrology
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ricardo MiyaokaReferral Center for Male Reproduction, ANDROFERT - Andrology & Human Reproduction Clinic, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Sandro C Esteves

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obstructive azoospermia is a relatively common male infertility condition. The main etiologies of obstructive azoospermia include congenital, surgical-derived, traumatic and post-infectious cases. Although seminal tract reconstruction is a cost-effective treatment in most cases, this approach may not be feasible or desired in some cases. In such cases, assisted reproduction techniques offer a method for achieving pregnancy, notably via sperm retrieval and intracytoplasmic sperm injection. This process requires several considerations and decisions to be made, including the cause and duration of obstruction, which sperm retrieval technique to use, and whether to use fresh or frozen-thawed sperm. We present a review of obstructive azoospermia and assisted reproduction techniques, highlighting the most relevant aspects of the decision-making process for use in clinical practice.

Indexed as

Sperm RetrievalAzoospermiaCryopreservationHumansMaleSemen PreservationSperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic

Identifiers

PMID23503960
PMCPMC3583159

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