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Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-541633

ABSTRACT

Azoospermia is defined as the absence of mature spermatozoa in semen analysis after centrifugation. The causes of azoospermia may be related to spermatogenesis defects and classified as non-obstructive azoospermia, or to the obstruction of the efferent ducts of the genital tract and classified as obstructive azoospermia. Before the development of intracytoplasmic sperm injection, in 1992, men with non-treatable obstructive azoospermia or non-obstructive azoospermia could not become biologic fathers. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection has dramatically changed this scenario, as it allows obtaining an embryo using a single sperm cell. Since then, sperm obtained from different sources have been used for intracytoplasmic sperm injection, and the techniques used for sperm retrieval are microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration (MESA) or percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration (PESA) for patients with obstructive azoospermia, and testicular sperm aspiration (TESA), testicular sperm extraction (TESE) or testicular microdissection for non-obstructive azoospermia patients. This article discusses these techniques, and their indications and results.


A azoospermia, ausência de espermatozoides no exame do sêmen ejaculado após centrifugação, é a mais grave condição envolvendo um homem com infertilidade. Pode ser classificada em obstrutiva ou não-obstrutiva, dependendo de sua etiologia. Antes do desenvolvimento da técnica de injeção intracitoplasmática de espermatozoides, esses homens não tinham a possibilidade de serem pais biológicos. A partir da injeção intracitoplasmática de espermatozoides, esses pacientes passaram a ter a chance da paternidade desde que se recuperassem espermatozoides do epidídimo ou do testículo para serem injetados nos oócitos. Nas azoospermias obstrutivas usamos as técnicas de microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration (MESA) ou percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration (PESA), e, nos casos de azoospermia não?obstrutiva, as técnicas de testicular sperm aspiration (TESA), testicular sperm extraction (TESE) ou microdissecção testicular. Neste artigo revisaremos as técnicas, indicações e resultados.

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