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Azoospermia is a word meaning to ejaculates with no spermatozoa without a definite underlying cause .1% of men has azoospermia, representing nearly 10 to 15% of all infertile men. The azoospermia is a major concern in our community. There is no actual epidemiological studies to estimate the actual numbers in Egypt. Azoospermia has several classifications, pre-testicular, testicular & post-testicular cause .The semen analysis is the main investigation done for these patient .The treatment methods range from hormonal therapy to surgery or ICSI . The imaging modalities has developed greatly in the last 3 decades. That it became in several setting as a bedside test or investigation. The main modalities used in azoospermia are scrotal ultrasound, TRUS and MRI. The first TRUS was introduced 1957.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| azoospermic patients | Other |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| transrectal ultrasound | Diagnostic Test | we perform trus to identify the cause of azospermia and its type either obstructive or not |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of patients With obstructive azoospermia | through study completion ,within average one year. | |
| Number of patient with non obstructive azoospermia | through study completion , within average one year. | |
| Number of patient that will respond to endoscopic treatment | 6 month duration | |
| Number of patients that will need sperm extraction | 9 month duration |
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Inclusion Criteria:
• Adult patients with azoospermia as identified by semen analysis.
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| mohamed m elsharkawy | Contact | 01065811880 | mohamed.20134308@med.au.edu.eg |
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 23503953 | Background | Aziz N. The importance of semen analysis in the context of azoospermia. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2013;68 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):35-8. doi: 10.6061/clinics/2013(sup01)05. | |
| 23503952 | Background | Gudeloglu A, Parekattil SJ. Update in the evaluation of the azoospermic male. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2013;68 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):27-34. doi: 10.6061/clinics/2013(sup01)04. |
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| 23503951 | Background | Cocuzza M, Alvarenga C, Pagani R. The epidemiology and etiology of azoospermia. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2013;68 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):15-26. doi: 10.6061/clinics/2013(sup01)03. |
| 29594932 | Background | Sihag P, Tandon A, Pal R, Jain BK, Bhatt S, Kaur S, Sinha A. Sonography in male infertility: a look beyond the obvious. J Ultrasound. 2018 Sep;21(3):265-276. doi: 10.1007/s40477-018-0294-5. Epub 2018 Mar 28. |