Microsurgical varicocelectomy effects on sperm DNA fragmentation and sperm parameters in infertile male patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of more recent evidence

Autor: Alwin Soetandar, Bambang Sasongko Noegroho, Safendra Siregar, Ricky Adriansjah, Akhmad Mustafa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia, Vol 94, Iss 3 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1124-3562
2282-4197
DOI: 10.4081/aiua.2022.3.360
Popis: Background: Varicocele is known to have impacts in infertility cases and sperm quality. This review aimed to evaluate the effects of microsurgical varicocelectomy on sperm DNA fragmentation index (DFI) and sperm parameters. Methods: Open full English text articles from January 2017 to October 2021 were searched from online database including PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar. Results: Systematic search resulted in 277 potential papers. After throughout paper analysis, 5 studies were included in this review. From all five analyzed studies, microsurgical varicocelectomy was statistically proven to reduce DNA fragmentation index by 5.46% (mean difference -5.46; 95% CI: -4.79, -6.13; p < 0.00001). Moreover, the procedure also significantly improved other sperm parameters (sperm concentration +8.23%, sperm motility +7.17%, sperm progressive motility +2.77%, sperm morphology +0.64%). Conclusion: Microsurgical varicocelectomy significantly improves spermatogenesis as reflected by biomarkers of infertile men including semen parameters and sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF).
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