Mohammed Kouser, Farrukh Jehan, Shaheen Panjwani, Kousar Kazmi, Shaheen Zafar, Zahida Baqai.
An azoospermic male can father a child.
Baqai J Health Sci Jan ;16(12):3-5.

This study included 184 azoospermic men who visited Baqai Institute of Reproduction and Developmental Sciences (BIRDS) during a period of 20 months (October 1997 to July 1999). Sperms were retrieved in 65 men by Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration (PESA) and in 28 men by Testicular Sperm Excision (TESE). Motile sperms were obtained in 42 men by PESA (65%) whereas in 9 men by TESE (32%). Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) was used in 28 cases where sperms were obtained by PESA. 252 oocytes were injected by ICSI and fertilization was noted to be 67.5%. Sperms obtained through TESE were used in 25 cases of ICSI. 289 oocytes were injected and fertilization was 61.6%. Patients were selected after full investigation and counseling. Patients having high serum FSH level and atrophied testis were not included in the study. Four pregnancies were obtained in PESA cases (14.2%) and 6 pregnancies in TESE cases (24%). Thus confirming an azoospermic man can become a father of a child

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