ArticleTurkish journal of urology2021
Varicocelectomy versus antioxidants in infertile men with isolated teratozoospermia: A retrospective analysis.
Article in Turkish journal of urology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Varicocelectomy versus antioxidants in infertile men with isolated teratozoospermia: A randomized controlled trial.Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine · 2026Article
- Role of varicocelectomy in infertile patients with clinical varicocele and isolated sperm defects.Asian journal of urology · 2025Article
- Sperm DNA Fragmentation and Fertility.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025Review
- Isolated teratozoospermia: revisiting its relevance in male infertility: a narrative review.Translational andrology and urology · 2024Review
- Sperm DNA Damage and Its Relevance in Fertility Treatment: A Review of Recent Literature and Current Practice Guidelines.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare the outcome of microscopic subinguinal varicocelectomy versus oral antioxidants for the management of male infertility due to isolated teratozoospermia. MATERIAL AND
methodsClinical patients' database of a tertiary infertility referral center was retrospectively reviewed to collect data on male infertility due to isolated teratozoospermia from July 2014 to January 2019. Seventy-two patients who underwentmicroscopic subinguinal varicocelectomy for their clinically palpable varicoceles were considered as a study group, while 60 patients who were treated with antioxidants (L-carnitine, vitamin C, and vitamin E) were included as controls. The improvement in the sperm morphology, sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF), and the achievement of natural pregnancy were compared between the two groups.
resultsIn the varicocelectomy group, all sperm parameters and SDF statistically improved 6months after the operation (P-value <.001). In the control group, the percentage of sperm morphology and SDF statistically improved 6months after the treatment (P-value <.05). The improvement in sperm parameters, SDF, and the pregnancy rate was statistically higher in the varicocelectomy group compared to the control group. Within the range of follow-up (12-18 months), 30.5% of patients' partners achieved natural pregnancy in the varicocelectomy groups compared to 16.7% in the control group.
conclusionWe believe that varicocelectomy has a positive effect on the sperm morphology, SDF, and pregnancy rate in male infertility caused by isolated teratozoospermia.
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