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CLINICAL CORNER: COMMUNICATION

History of cryptorchidism and ejaculate volume as simple predictors for the presence of testicular sperm

Pages 154-161 | Received 30 Jun 2010, Accepted 12 Sep 2010, Published online: 02 Feb 2011

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Table 1. Genetic etiologies detected among 262 men examined due to azoospermia/aspermia.

Figure 1.  Association between ejaculate volumes and FSH values for 262 azoospermic, non-vasectomized men.

Figure 1.  Association between ejaculate volumes and FSH values for 262 azoospermic, non-vasectomized men.

Table 2. Mean ± SD (ranges), t- and p-values of concentrations of FSH and testicular and ejaculate volumes according to the possibilities of detecting motile testicular sperm useful for treatment.

Table 3. Ejaculate volumes, FSH values, testis volumes, and the chance of retrieving motile sperm from testicular biopsy arranged according to respective CFTR mutations and presence or absence of vasa deferentia.

Table 4. Percentage distribution of 192 patients with detectable motile sperm, only immotile sperm, or no sperm at all in testicular biopsies, arranged according to ejaculate volumes.

Figure 2.  Histological micrograph showing variation of spermatogenesis in different seminiferous tubules of the human testis from an azoospermic man (Photo: Bjarne Nielsen, Patological-anatomical Department, Vejle Hospital, Denmark).

Figure 2.  Histological micrograph showing variation of spermatogenesis in different seminiferous tubules of the human testis from an azoospermic man (Photo: Bjarne Nielsen, Patological-anatomical Department, Vejle Hospital, Denmark).

Table 5. Testicular histological patterns arranged according to a positive or negative history of previous cryptorchidism.

Table 6. Fertilization, cleavage, implantation, and pregnancy rates in relation to history of cryptorchidism in 50 couples undergoing 96 stimulated microinsemination treatment cycles with multiple testicular biopsies.

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