PMID: 9650375Jul 3, 1998Paper

MESA, TESA, TESE + ICSI: results of the first 50 cases

Ceská gynekologie
K KocíL Nejezchlebová

Abstract

During the period between February 1996 and August 1997 51 infertile men were operated. The authors evaluate the results from 47 couples--25 cases of testicular azoospermia and 22 cases of obstructive azoospermia. The mean age of the men in the group was 33 years (22-48 years). The follow-up period is 1-18 months. In 17 cases, microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration (MESA) was made, in five cases testicular sperm aspiration (TESA) and in 25 men, testicular sperm extraction (TESE) was performed. In the group with testicular azoospermia it proved possible to obtain sperm in 12 of 25 cases, i.e. in 48%. In men with obstructive azoospermia all aspirations were successful, i.e. the yield was 100%. In this group five children were born, seven pregnancies are under way. Thus regardless of the etiology of male infertility 12 of 47 cases, i.e. 25.5% were resolved successfully. When the results of the two groups are differentiated, the outcome is as follows: in the group with testicular azoospermia one child was born and two pregnancies are under way, i.e. 12%, in the group with obstructive azoospermia four children were born and five pregnancies are under way, i.e. 40.9%.

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