title: [Clinical result of testicular sperm extraction (TESE) to male-factor infertility in Toyota Memorial Hospital].
abstract: Owing to progress of assisted reproduction technology in recent years, it has become possible for couples with infertility problems to have children. Between March 1998 and May 2003 testicular sperm extraction (TESE) was performed on 30 men with male-factor infertility in our hospital. Consequently, we succeeded in recovering 20 spermatozoa. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection was subsequently performed in 15 couples and resulted in 8 pregnancies. There was a statistically significant difference in follicle-stimulating hormone, luteirizing hormone and Johnsen's score between the non-obstructive groups with successful TESE and those with unsuccessful TESE.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Toyota Memorial Hospital.
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamaki
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Yoshinari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katsumata
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moriwaki
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deguchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013048:Specimen Handling; D020554:Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic; D013094:Spermatozoa; D013737:Testis / Q000166:cytology; D016896:Treatment Outcome