Abstract
An azoospermic man suffers from an absence of sperm in the ejaculate and this condition is present in about 10% of infertile men. Obstructive azoospermia (OA) is characterized by an occlusion or partial absence of the reproductive tract with the presence of normal spermatogenesis. On the other hand, non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is characterized by impaired spermatogenesis. In these cases, spermatozoa can be obtained by percutaneous epididymal or testicular sperm aspiration (PESA and TESA, respectively) and used for intracytoplasmic injection (ICSI). To compare ICSI outcomes using spermatozoa that were surgically retrieved by PESA and TESA, azoospermic patients were divided into the following categories: (i) TESA-NOA (n = 102), (ii) TESA-OA (n = 103), and (iii) PESA-OA (n = 171). Fertilization, pregnancy, and implantation rates were compared between the groups. We noted a lower normal fertilization rate (p = 0.0017) and a higher abortion rate (p = 0.0387) among men in the TESA group who had OA when compared with men in the PESA group who had OA. On the other hand, a lower normal fertilization rate (p = 0.05) and a lower rate of non-cleaved embryos (p = 0.034) was found in the TESA group of NOA patients as compared to the TESA group of OA patients. No statistically significant differences were detected between the TESA and PESA groups and the OA and NOA groups, respectively. The clinical outcomes of embryos arising from ICSI cycles using spermatozoa harvested via PESA and TESA were similar, regardless of whether the patient had obstructive or non-obstructive azoospermia.
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