ICSI Outcome of Ejaculated Versus Extracted Testicular Spermatozoa

ICSI Outcome of Ejaculated Versus Extracted Testicular Spermatozoa in Cryptozoospermic or Severe Oligozoospermic Men

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03033563

Enrollment

430

Registered

2017-01-27

Start date

2012-01-01

Completion date

2014-12-31

Last updated

2017-01-27

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Conditions

Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

Brief summary

The study is retrospective to compare ICSI outcome of patients with cryptozoospermia or severe oligozoospermia after use of ejaculated versus extracted testicular sperms in different cycles for the same patient.

Detailed description

The study was carried out on couples who underwent ICSI in period 2012-2014 for male factor infertility.Patients with semen showing cryptozoospermia were candidates for inclusion in this study. First cycle was done as ICSI with priority to ejaculated sperm; testicular sperm was used if no motile sperm was available. For failed cases a second cycle was repeated using either testicular sperm or ejaculated sperm. Keywords:Cryptozoospermia, ejaculated spermatozoa, testicular spermatozoa, ICSI.

Interventions

PROCEDUREIntracytoplasmic sperm injection

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Couples seeking ICSI.

Exclusion criteria

* Couples not seeking ICSI.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcome	three years	Pregnancy rate.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026