Use of Testicular Spermatozoa in Non-azoospermic Patients (NAZOSPERM)

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Male Infertility

Treatments: Procedure: Testicular sperm extraction (TESE)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05203211

XXX/2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

Use of testicular spermatozoa in non-azoospermic patients.

Full description

The aim of the study is to evaluate the characteristics of couples whose male partner is offered TESE after the failure of previous ICSI technique performed with ejaculated semen. All couples in a third-level University affiliated centre, between January 2010 and January 2020, whose male partner were diagnosed with any type of oligospermia and underwent TESE after ICSI from ejaculated semen, were included in the analysis.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients undergone testiscular sperm extraction (TESE) after failure of ICSI with the use of ejaculated sperm

Exclusion criteria

• Female age >40 yo

Trial design

120 participants in 2 patient groups

Men who have undergone icsi from ejaculated semen

Men who have undergone icsi from testicular sperm

Treatment:

Procedure: Testicular sperm extraction (TESE)