The power of the map: testicular mapping to guide surgical sperm retrieval in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For male infertility patients with suspected non-obstructive azoospermia, fine needle aspiration mapping (FNAM) of the testis identifies and locates sperm and guides surgical sperm retrieval (SSR), offering an alternative approach to microsurgical testicular sperm extraction (mTESE). Our objectives were to (I) identify success rates with less invasive methods of SSR guided by FNAM, (II) understand how hormone levels influence sperm presence on FNAM, and (III) describe surgical complications in a contemporary cohort of individuals undergoing FNAM of the testis.

Methods

We completed an institutional review board (IRB) approved retrospective medical records review of men with azoospermia or cryptozoospermia who underwent a 12-point systematic sampling of each testicl

SUBMITTER: Amighi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11921295 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature