Effects of Chemo- and Radiation Therapy on Microsurgical Testicular Sperm Extraction for Men with Nonobstructive Azoospermia.

Aaron BrantNahid PunjaniNikica ZaninovicGianpiero D PalermoZev RosenwaksPeter N Schlegel

Published in: The Journal of urology (2022)

fertilization; we observed no cases of successful retrieval in men who received pelvic radiation therapy. These data are useful for pretreatment counseling, suggesting that men with prior radiation therapy may not be candidates for surgical sperm retrieval.

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