Role of Transrectal-ultrasound in Evaluation of Azoospermia

Assiut University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Infertility Due to Azoospermia

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: transrectal ultrasound

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05026190

infertility Azoospermia TRUS

Details and patient eligibility

About

Azoospermia is a word meaning to ejaculates with no spermatozoa without a definite underlying cause .1% of men has azoospermia, representing nearly 10 to 15% of all infertile men. The azoospermia is a major concern in our community. There is no actual epidemiological studies to estimate the actual numbers in Egypt. Azoospermia has several classifications, pre-testicular, testicular & post-testicular cause .The semen analysis is the main investigation done for these patient .The treatment methods range from hormonal therapy to surgery or ICSI . The imaging modalities has developed greatly in the last 3 decades. That it became in several setting as a bedside test or investigation. The main modalities used in azoospermia are scrotal ultrasound, TRUS and MRI. The first TRUS was introduced 1957.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• • Adult patients with azoospermia as identified by semen analysis.

  • Age from 18 years to more

Exclusion criteria

• • History of operative intervention in the lower urinary tract.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

azoospermic patients

Other group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: transrectal ultrasound