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Testosterone to Luteinizing Hormone Ratio as a Potential Predictor of Sperm Retrieval in Non-Obstructive Azoospermia Patients

Authors
 Tae Jin Kim  ;  Kyo Chul Koo 
Citation
 YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL, Vol.64(7) : 433-439, 2023-07 
Journal Title
YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN
 0513-5796 
Issue Date
2023-07
MeSH
Azoospermia* / surgery ; Follicle Stimulating Hormone ; Humans ; Luteinizing Hormone ; Male ; Retrospective Studies ; Semen ; Sperm Retrieval ; Spermatozoa ; Testis / surgery ; Testosterone*
Keywords
Azoospermia ; biomarker ; hormones ; sperm retrieval ; spermatozoa
Abstract
Purpose: This study assessed the outcomes of microsurgical testicular sperm extraction (mTESE) and potential preoperative predictors of sperm retrieval (SR) in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA).

Materials and methods: Clinical data of 111 NOA patients who underwent mTESE was reviewed retrospectively. Baseline patient characteristics, including age, body mass index (BMI), testicular volumes, and preoperative endocrine levels, such as testosterone (T), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), serum-luteinizing hormone (LH), prolactin, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), FSH/LH ratio along with T/LH ratio, were analyzed. After categorizing the patients into two groups based on SR success or failure, logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the preoperative predictors of successful SR.

Results: Sixty-eight patients had successful SR (61.3%), whereas 43 patients (38.7%) showed negative results. Failed SR group had elevated serum FSH and LH levels, whereas successful SR patients had a significantly larger testicular volume (p<0.001). Moreover, the successful group had a higher T/LH ratio (p<0.001). Multivariate logistic analysis showed that the T/LH ratio, serum FSH levels, and bilateral testicular volumes were significantly associated with successful sperm extraction.

Conclusion: In addition to traditional predictors, such as testicular volume and preoperative FSH levels, the T/LH ratio is a potential independent predictor of successful SR in infertile patients with NOA.
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DOI
10.3349/ymj.2023.0054
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Urology (비뇨의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Koo, Kyo Chul(구교철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7303-6256
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/196016
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