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- Title
Microdissection testicular sperm extraction: Overall results and impact of preoperative testosterone level on sperm retrieval rate in patients with nonobstructive azoospermia.
- Authors
Mehmood, Shahbaz; Aldaweesh, Shima; Junejo, Noor Nabi; Altaweel, Waleed Mohamed; Kattan, Said Abdulghani; Alhathal, Naif
- Abstract
Objective: The main objective is to review the overall result and impact of preoperative testosterone level on sperm retrieval rate (SRR) by microdissection testicular sperm extraction (micro‑TESE) in patients with nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the files of patients who underwent micro‑TESE for NOA from August 2013 to December 2014. All patients were evaluated with history, physical examination, and hormonal assessment. Patients who had previous micro‑TESE, obstructive azoospermia, or who took hormone therapy were excluded from the study. Patients were classified into two groups. Group A included patients who had low testosterone (<10 nmol/L), and Group B included patients with normal testosterone (>10 nmol/L). The primary endpoint was to review the overall results of the procedure and the impact of preoperative testosterone level on sperm retrieval. Results: A total of 264 patients with NOA underwent micro‑TESE. Group A included 133 patients with low testosterone (<10 nmol/l) with a median age of 36 ± 6.59 years, and Group B included 131 patients with normal testosterone (>10 nmol/L) with a median age of 33 ± 7.88 years (P = 0.1350). There was no significant difference in follicle‑stimulating hormone (P = 0.2467), luteinizing hormone (P = 0.1078), prolactin (P = 0.5619), and testicular volume (P = 0.4052), whereas a significant difference was found in testosterone level (P = 0.0001) in both groups. Overall, sperm were successfully retrieved in 48.8% of men. SRR in Group B was significantly higher (57.25%) than that in Group A (40.60%) (P = 0.0068). SRR in patients with Sertoli‑cell‑only pathology was 30.35%, hypospermatogenesis was 89.74%, and maturation arrest was 32.43%. Conclusion: Micro‑TESE is a successful and safe procedure in NOA patients with a poor prognosis. Preoperative testosterone level has a significant impact in the SRR by micro‑TESE.
- Subjects
TESTOSTERONE; SPERMATOZOA; MICRODISSECTION; HORMONE therapy; FOLLICLE-stimulating hormone
- Publication
Urology Annals, 2019, Vol 11, Issue 3, p287
- ISSN
0974-7796
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/UA.UA_36_18