BACKGROUND This was a retrospective study to determine if diagnostic testicular biopsy followed by cryopreservation should be the procedure of choice for all patients with testicular failure. METHODS The first part of the study analysed 97 ICSI cycles scheduled with frozen-thawed testicular sperm for 69 non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) patients. The second part focused on a subgroup of 32 pa...

PURPOSE To determine the optimal number of biopsies in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) who undergo testicular sperm extraction (TESE), and assess the impact of testicular histology on outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seven hundred and forty-one patients with NOA who underwent TESE in our institution were enrolled in the study. Testicular sperm extraction was performed applying a...

Objective: To evaluate histopathological patterns of testicular biopsy specimens from infertile males and to categorize each case according to Modified Johnson scoring system. Introduction: Male infertility contributes to about 20% of infertility cases. Testicular biopsy is important in categorizing patients with Azoospermia and provides useful information and guidelines for further treatment. ...

Leiomyoma of the bilateral testicular tunica albuginea is extremely rare. To our knowledge, there are only 3 definitely reported cases. This is the first report of bilateral testicular tunica albuginea leiomyomas as a potential cause of male infertility. Herein, we report a case of a 47-year-old man who presented with painless bilateral testicular masses for more than 30 years, besides he also ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the long-term preventive effects of intraperitoneal propofol on testicular ischemia-reperfusion injury in a rat model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty adult male albino Wistar rats were divided randomly into the following four groups according to the planned treatment (n=10 per group): group I, control; group II, sham-operated; group III, torsion/detorsion (T/D); and group...

STUDY QUESTION Is fertility preservation feasible after the onset of puberty in adolescents with Klinefelter syndrome (KS)? SUMMARY ANSWER Fertility preservation counseling should be an integral part of the care of XXY adolescents. Frozen ejaculated or testicular spermatozoa and even frozen immature germ cells can give them the potential to conceive their genetic progeny. However, no biologic...