Presence of mature sperm in testicular parenchyma of men with nonobstructive azoospermia: Prevalence and predictive factors
Autor: | Donna L. Cunningham, Ronald Carson, Colleen M. Burgess, Robert D. Oates, John P. Mulhall, Doria Harris |
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Rok vydání: | 1997 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty Urology medicine.medical_treatment Testicle urologic and male genital diseases Insemination Intracytoplasmic sperm injection Male infertility Predictive Value of Tests Testis Biopsy Prevalence medicine Humans reproductive and urinary physiology Gynecology Azoospermia medicine.diagnostic_test urogenital system business.industry Oligospermia Middle Aged medicine.disease Spermatozoa Sperm Testicular sperm extraction medicine.anatomical_structure business |
Zdroj: | Urology. 49:91-96 |
ISSN: | 0090-4295 |
DOI: | 10.1016/s0090-4295(96)00356-1 |
Popis: | Objectives Hitherto, patients with testicular dysfunction and azoospermia had to resort to adoption, donor sperm insemination, or child-free living. The realization that a proportion of such men harbor spermatozoa in their testicular parenchyma, combined with the ability of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) to effect pregnancy with single sperm, has prompted male infertility clinicians to explore testicular sperm extraction (TESE) in this patient population. We sought to investigate the likelihood of finding spermatozoa during TESE from men presenting with nonobstructive azoospermia and to define if any factors existed that were predictive of eventual sperm presence or absence. Methods Thirty patients with nonobstructive azoospermia underwent TESE and simultaneous formal testis biopsy, cytologic analysis, and wet preparation analysis. Tissue obtained from TESE was analyzed according to a rigorous protocol, followed by exhaustive searching by trained embryologists. Results Twenty-one patients (70%) had spermatozoa found on testicular tissue analysis. Neither patient age nor follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) level was predictive of the ability to find sperm. With regard to histologic pattern, 50% of men with Sertoli cell-only, 75% of patients with maturation arrest, and 100% of patients with spermatids seen on histologic analysis had sperm retrieved from their testicular tissue during TESE. Absence of sperm on cytologic smear and wet preparation analysis failed to predict the presence of sperm on formal testicular tissue analysis in 40% of patients. Conclusions Men with nonobstructive azoospermia may have mature spermatozoa present within their testicular parenchyma. Relying on these data, patients should not be excluded from TESE based on serum FSH level, age, prior histopathologic pattern, or cytology/wet preparation results. These figures will allow clinicians to counsel patients with nonobstructive azoospermia informatively regarding TESE and their chances of having testicular sperm retrieved. |
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