Outcome of ICSI Using Cryopreserved Testicular Sperm From Infertile Men With Varicocele-associated Azoospermia

Sohag University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: ICSI AZOOSPERMIA VARICOCELE

Treatments: Procedure: ICSI

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02306499

729/2014

729/259/2014 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will include cryopreserved sperm from infertile azoospermic men, with proven diagnosis of varicocele (clinical & sonographic), which will be used for ICSI in an ART program in Sohag. Patients personal and medical history and socio-demographic data will be retrieved from their saved medical files.

Full description

Study approval: The study will be submitted for approval by Research and Ethical committees at Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University.

This study will include cryopreserved sperm from infertile azoospermic men, with proven diagnosis of varicocele (clinical & sonographic), which will be used for ICSI in an ART program in Sohag .

Patients personal and medical history and socio-demographic data will be retrieved from their saved medical files.

Study design: Prospective, controlled clinical study. Control group: ICSI cases using cryopreserved sperms from infertile azoospermic men due to etiologies other than varicocele. Cases with known female factor infertility will be excluded.

Outcome Measures: fertilization rate, embryo quality, chemical pregnancy and clinical pregnancy.

Enrollment: 16 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• cryopreserved sperm from infertile azoospermic men, with proven diagnosis of varicocele (clinical & sonographic), which will be used for ICSI in aى ART program.
• ICSI cases using cryopreserved sperms from infertile azoospermic men due to etiologies other than varicocele.

Exclusion criteria

• Cases with known female factor infertility

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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16 participants in 2 patient groups

ICSI WITH CRYOPRESERVED SPERM FROM NOA WITH VARICOCELE

Experimental group

Description:

ICSI cases using cryopreserved testicular sperm from infertile azoospermic men, with proven diagnosis of varicocele (clinical \& sonographic), which will be used for ICSI in an ART program

Treatment:

Procedure: ICSI

ICSI WITH CRYOPRESERVED SPERM FROM NOA WITH NO VARICOCELE

Experimental group

Description:

ICSI cases using cryopreserved testicular sperms from infertile azoospermic men due to etiologies other than varicocele

Treatment:

Procedure: ICSI