Sperm recovery and ICSI outcomes in men with non-obstructive azoospermia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Corona, S Minhas, A Giwercman… - Human reproduction …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Factor affecting sperm retrieval rate (SRR) or pregnancy rates (PR) after
testicular sperm extraction (TESE) in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) have …

Inhibin at 90: from discovery to clinical application, a historical review

Y Makanji, J Zhu, R Mishra, C Holmquist… - Endocrine …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
When it was initially discovered in 1923, inhibin was characterized as a hypophysiotropic
hormone that acts on pituitary cells to regulate pituitary hormone secretion. Ninety years …

Which is the best sperm retrieval technique for non-obstructive azoospermia? A systematic review

P Donoso, H Tournaye, P Devroey - Human reproduction …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Our objective was to establish which is the best sperm retrieval technique in non-obstructive
azoospermia based on the available evidence. To date, no randomized controlled trial has …

Predictors of surgical sperm retrieval in non-obstructive azoospermia: summary of current literature

MA Arshad, A Majzoub, SC Esteves - International urology and …, 2020 - Springer
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), combined with surgical sperm retrieval (SR)
techniques, is the sole option for patients with non-obstructive azoospermia to achieve …

Surgical recovery of sperm in non-obstructive azoospermia

T Ishikawa - Asian journal of andrology, 2011 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The development of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) opened a new era in the field of
assisted reproduction and revolutionized the assisted reproductive technology protocols for …

A comparison of models for predicting sperm retrieval before microdissection testicular sperm extraction in men with nonobstructive azoospermia

R Ramasamy, WO Padilla, EC Osterberg… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We developed an artificial neural network and nomogram using readily
available clinical features to model the chance of identifying sperm with microdissection …

[HTML][HTML] A machine learning approach for the prediction of testicular sperm extraction in nonobstructive azoospermia: algorithm development and validation study

G Bachelot, F Dhombres, N Sermondade… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background Testicular sperm extraction (TESE) is an essential therapeutic tool for the
management of male infertility. However, it is an invasive procedure with a success rate up …

Predictive factors of successful microdissection testicular sperm extraction

AM Bernie, R Ramasamy, PN Schlegel - Basic and clinical andrology, 2013 - Springer
Azoospermia in men requires microsurgical reconstruction or a procedure for sperm retrieval
with assisted reproduction to allow fertility. While the chance of successful retrieval of sperm …

A predictive score for testicular sperm extraction quality and surgical ICSI outcome in non-obstructive azoospermia: a retrospective study

F Boitrelle, G Robin, F Marcelli, M Albert… - Human …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND In non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA), testicular sperm extraction (TESE) is
successful in∼ 50% of cases. A parameter for predicting TESE quality and pregnancy rates …

Anti-Mullerian hormone-to-testosterone ratio is predictive of positive sperm retrieval in men with idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia

M Alfano, E Ventimiglia, I Locatelli, P Capogrosso… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
The lack of clinically-reliable biomarkers makes impossible to predict sperm retrieval
outcomes at testicular sperm extraction (TESE) in men with non-obstructive azoospermia …