ArticleYonsei medical journal2023
Testosterone to Luteinizing Hormone Ratio as a Potential Predictor of Sperm Retrieval in Non-Obstructive Azoospermia Patients.
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- SARS-CoV-2 impairs male fertility by targeting semen quality and testosterone level: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Exploratory Evaluation of Combined Hormonal Indices in Non-Obstructive Azoospermia: Diagnostic Performance and Prediction of TESE Success.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Micro-TESE in Non-Obstructive Azoospermia: Phenotype-Guided Hormonal Optimization and Testosterone Response-Prognostic Biomarker or Therapeutic Target?Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Seminal-Plasma Molecular Biomarkers as a Liquid Biopsy of Testicular Function: Toward AI-Ready Sperm-Retrieval Prediction in Non-Obstructive Azoospermia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Correlation between reproductive hormone levels and genetic abnormalities in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia and oligospermia.Translational andrology and urology · 2026Article
- Predictive factors of c-TESE success in eastern algerian patients with non-obstructive azoospermia: role of histology, hormones, and testicular volume.Basic and clinical andrology · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting sperm retrieval success in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia undergoing testicular sperm aspiration.Translational andrology and urology · 2026Article
- Endocrine stimulation in men with non-obstructive azoospermia and low serum testosterone prior to micro-TESE: hormonal response as a predictor of sperm retrieval.The Canadian journal of urology · 2026Article
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- AI predictive models and advancements in microdissection testicular sperm extraction for non-obstructive azoospermia: a systematic scoping review.Human reproduction open · 2025Article
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- Are they functional hypogonadal men? Testosterone serum levels unravel male idiopathic infertility subgroups.Endocrine · 2024Article
- A Rare 46,X,t(Y;10)(q12;p14) Balanced Translocation in Non-Obstructive Azoospermic Patient with Elevated FSH and LH Levels.Case reports in genetics · 2023Article
- 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
purposeThis study assessed the outcomes of microsurgical testicular sperm extraction (mTESE) and potential preoperative predictors of sperm retrieval (SR) in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA). MATERIALS AND
methodsClinical data of 111 NOA patients who underwent mTESE was reviewed retrospectively. Baseline patient characteristics, including age, body mass index (BMI), testicular volumes, and preoperative endocrine levels, such as testosterone (T), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), serum-luteinizing hormone (LH), prolactin, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), FSH/LH ratio along with T/LH ratio, were analyzed. After categorizing the patients into two groups based on SR success or failure, logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the preoperative predictors of successful SR.
resultsSixty-eight patients had successful SR (61.3%), whereas 43 patients (38.7%) showed negative results. Failed SR group had elevated serum FSH and LH levels, whereas successful SR patients had a significantly larger testicular volume (
conclusionIn addition to traditional predictors, such as testicular volume and preoperative FSH levels, the T/LH ratio is a potential independent predictor of successful SR in infertile patients with NOA.
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