Research Article

Comparison of the Effects of Different Testicular Sperm Extraction Methods on the Embryonic Development of Azoospermic Men in Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Cycles: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Laboratory and clinical outcomes of the three groups.

TESA groupmTESE groupMESA group

No. of oocytes retrieved0.06
Rate of sperm retrieved (%)92.16 (282/306)51.14 (90/176)88.79 (198/223)
No. of 2PNs per cycle0.02
No. of cleavage per cycle0.04
No. of good quality D3 embryos<0.01
No. of good quality D5 embryos<0.01
Rate of fertilized eggs (%)0.14
Rate of cleavage (%)0.44
Rate of good quality D3 embryos (%)<0.01
Rate of good quality D5 embryos (%)<0.01
Clinical pregnancy rate (%)50.71 (143/282)32.22 (29/90)51.52 (102/198)