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EVALUATION OF SPERM RETRIEVAL RATE IN NON-OBSTRUCTIVE AZOOSPERMIA PATIENTS WITH AZF DELECTIONS
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Objectives: To investigate the general characteristics of azoospermia patients with AZF deletions, to evaluate the rate of sperm retrieval in infertile men with AZF deletion. Subjects and methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 26 men with AZF deletions in nonobstructive azoospermia patients at the Andrology and Fertility Hospital of Hanoi from December 2016 to December 2021. Results: The mean age of the study patients was 32.5±5.03 years old. The youngest is 26 years old, the oldest is 56 years old. The mean time of infertility of the study group was 3.32±1.34, the shortest period of time was 1 year and the longest was 5 years. For cases of AZF deletions, the rate of sperm retrieval in AZFa, AZFb, AZFc deletion was 0%, 54.55% and 42.86%, respectively. Conclusion: This study reinforces the superiority of the micro TESE technique in the group of patients with non-obstructive azoospermia as well as shows the rate of sperm retrieval in each group of AZF deletions.
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AZF, AZFa, AZFb, AZFc, AZFd, microdeletion, nonobstructive azoospermia
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