ArticleClinical and experimental reproductive medicine2017
Factors influencing sperm retrieval following testicular sperm extraction in nonobstructive azoospermia patients.
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- An examination of predictive markers for successful sperm extraction procedures: a linear model and systematic review.Asian journal of andrologyPooled it
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- Predictors of sperm retrieval success in first-time and repeated Micro-TESE for nonobstructive azoospermia.Future science OA · 2025Article
- Should testicular sperm retrieval be implemented for intracytoplasmic sperm injection in all patients with severe oligozoospermia or cryptozoospermia?Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine · 2025Article
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- Predictors of Successful Testicular Sperm Extraction: A New Era for Men with Non-Obstructive Azoospermia.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- A Machine Learning Approach for the Prediction of Testicular Sperm Extraction in Nonobstructive Azoospermia: Algorithm Development and Validation Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Clinical parameters as predictors for sperm retrieval success in azoospermia: experience from Indonesia.F1000Research · 2023Article
- Success rate and ART outcome of microsurgical sperm extraction in non obstructive azoospermia: A retrospective study.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2021Article
- Effect of in vitro testicular spermatozoa culture on pregnancy outcomes: an experience at a single university hospital.Yeungnam University journal of medicine · 2021Article
- Non-obstructive azoospermia: current and future perspectives.Faculty reviews · 2021Review
- MRI in the evaluation of the azoospermic male.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2020Article
- Microdissection testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE): Predictive value of preoperative hormonal levels and pathology in non-obstructive azoospermia.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2018Article
- Successful Targeted Testicular Sperm Extraction Using Microsurgical Technique (microTESE) Following Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) Mapping in a Non-Obstructive Azoospermia (NOA) Patient: A Case Report.Journal of reproduction & infertilityArticle
- Can We Predict the Outcome of Micro Testicular Sperm Extraction in Non-Obstructive Azoospermia From Preoperative Hormonal Profile, Testicular Volume, and Patients Health Factors: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveAzoospermia owing to testicular disorders is the most severe manifestation of male infertility. The main concern for patients with nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA) is the probability of successful sperm retrieval following testicular sperm extraction (TESE). Therefore, the goal of this study was to determine predictive factors correlated with sperm retrieval.
methodsWe assessed the testicular histopathological patterns, the choice of TESE surgical procedure, hormone levels, and chromosomal abnormalities in patients with NOA (n=170). The histopathology specimens were analyzed based on the histopathological patterns of hypospermatogenesis, maturation arrest, and Sertoli cell-only syndrome.
resultsThe mean rate of sperm retrieval was 48.8%. The rate of sperm retrieval was significantly higher in the hypospermatogenesis group than in the other groups (
conclusionSome parameters, including testicular histopathology patterns, FSH levels, testicular volume, and method of TESE surgery, may be able to predict the chances of obtaining spermatozoa in patients with NOA. However, despite the efficiency of some predictive models, the hope of retrieving any functioning spermatozoa may be sufficient to disregard predictive factors of the success of intracytoplasmic sperm injection in these patients.
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