Factors Influencing Success Rate of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection with Azoospermic Male Patients.

ABSTRACT: Introduction Azoospermia affects about 1% of men, of whom up to 15% inquire about infertility treatment. Information about predictive factors for these couples is very limited. Patients, Materials and Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of the clinical records of 118 cycles of intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment after testicular sperm extraction for male azoospermia carried out between January 2008 and October 2015. Of those, 66 were first, 35 second, and 17 third cycles. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Predictive factors for successful pregnancy were evaluated and included male/female age, male/female body mass index, male/female nicotine use, and histological results of testes biopsies. Results Embryo quality and the number of embryos t

SUBMITTER: Rehnitz J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7360402 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature