scholarly journals Use of testicular sperm for intracytoplasmic sperm injection in men with high sperm DNA fragmentation: a SWOT analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
SandroC Esteves ◽  
Matheus Roque ◽  
Nicolás Garrido
F1000Research ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 2054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandro C. Esteves ◽  
Matheus Roque

Sperm retrieval combined with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is the treatment of choice for couples with untreatable azoospermia-related infertility. However, an increasing body of evidence has been mounting, suggesting that ICSI with testicular sperm instead of ejaculated sperm (when both are available) increases pregnancy outcomes in some specific scenarios. This has led to the exploration of extended indications for sperm retrieval. This review summarizes the current literature concerning sperm retrieval and ICSI for non-azoospermic men with elevated sperm DNA fragmentation, oligozoospermia, and cryptozoospermia.


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