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ArticleJBRA assisted reproduction2022

Clinical outcomes of 77 TESE treatment cycles in non-mosaic Klinefelter syndrome patients.

Pedro Barros, Mariana Cunha, Alberto Barros, Mário Sousa, Sofia Dória

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Article in JBRA assisted reproduction, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Pedro BarrosDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Mariana CunhaCentre for Reproductive Genetics A. Barros, Porto, Portugal.
Alberto BarrosDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Mário SousaLaboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Microscopy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3009-3290
Sofia DóriaDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto · PTUniversidade do Porto · PTCentro de Genética Clínica · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe current study aimed to present the clinical outcomes of 76 azoospermic patients with non-mosaic Klinefelter syndrome (KS), treated with testicular spermatozoa extraction (TESE) followed by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using either fresh or cryopreserved testicular spermatozoa.

methodsWe retrospectively evaluated 76 patients with non-mosaic KS belonging to a special group of cases that besides infertility did not present the classical signs and symptoms of testosterone deficiency. One of the patients repeated the TESE procedure (76 patients, 77 TESE cycles). Sixty of these 76 patients accepted to undergo TESE associated with ovarian stimulation, while 16 patients underwent TESE followed by testicular spermatozoa cryopreservation. Aneuploidy screening of the offspring was performed by Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification and by amniotic fluid karyotyping. Statistical analysis used the Chi-Squared Test, Fisher's Exact Test, 2-sided, for rates, and the Independent Samples T-test for equality of means, 2-sided.

resultsTesticular spermatozoa were recovered in 31 (40.3%) of the attempts. The patients underwent 47 ICSI cycles, 25 with fresh testicular spermatozoa and 22 with cryopreserved testicular spermatozoa. Fertilization (63.5% vs. 41.6%, p=0.000), implantation (37% vs. 13.2%, p=0.014), clinical pregnancy (60.9% vs. 19%, p=0.005) and live birth (65.2% vs. 23.8%, p=0.006) rates were higher with fresh testicular spermatozoa. Chromosome analysis of the 21 newborns was normal.

conclusionsThe present data adds further information regarding the recovery rate of spermatozoa after TESE and the embryological and clinical outcomes with fresh and cryopreserved testicular spermatozoa, besides reassuring the safety concerning chromosomal transmission of KS from parents to their offspring.

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Klinefelter SyndromeFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMalePregnancyRetrospective StudiesSemenSpermatozoaSperm Retrievalazoospermiaclinical outcomesnewbornnon-mosaic Klinefelter syndrometesticular spermatozoa extraction

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PMID34751018
PMCPMC9355434
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