NCT05203211

Use of Testicular Spermatozoa in Non-azoospermic Patients

Use of Testicular Spermatozoa in Non-azoospermic Patients: Retrospective Analysis of a Single Center Experience.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istituto Clinico Humanitas · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Use of testicular spermatozoa in non-azoospermic patients.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Male Infertility

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Testicular sperm extraction (TESE)	During the procedure, the testis is exposed through a small incision and one or more biopsies are taken blindly. A vertical incision is made in the median raphe, skin, dartos and tunica vaginalis to expose tunica albuginea. The tunica albuginea is incised for about 4 mm at upper pole near the head of epididymis.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-01
• Primary completion: 2022-03-01
• Completion: 2022-04-02
• First posted: 2022-01-24
• Last updated: 2022-01-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy