Cryptozoospermia: Should we use ejaculated sperm or surgically retrieved sperm for assisted reproductive technology?

Hastuki Hibi Mikiko TokoroMegumi SonoharaKazuho IharaNoritaka Fukunaga Yoshimasa Asada

Published in: Reproductive medicine and biology (2023)

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) was possible without sperm retrieval surgery in cryptozoospermia, resulting in 73.8% of live births per patient. Sperm identification, sperm processing, and ICSI technique are especially important in cryptozoospermia. Sperm retrieval surgery can be avoided in cryptozoospermic patients.

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