The Association between Serum Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Levels and the Success of Microdissection Testicular Sperm Extraction in Patients with Azoospermia

Yildirim M. E., Koc A., Kaygusuz I. C., Badern H., Karatas O. F., Cimentepe E., ...Daha Fazla

UROLOGY JOURNAL, cilt.11, sa.4, ss.1825-1828, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: UROLOGY JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1825-1828
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: To evaluate the predictive power of luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), testosterone, testicular biopsy histology and male age were evaluated with respect to the success of sperm retrieval in a microdissection testicular sperm extraction (microTESE) procedure, pregnancy and live birth rates.