Clinical Trial: Treatment of Severe Male Infertility - Predictive Factors (Imaging)

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Treatment of Severe Male Infertility - Predictive Factors (Imaging)

Brief Summary: Testes of men with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) are imaged using MRI to find potential differences depending on the outcome, ie. sperm recovery in consequent microdissection testicular sperm extraction (MD-TESE).

Detailed Summary:

Sperm recovery rate in non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) men is 43% in Turku University Hospital, depending on the diagnosis leading to NOA. To date, there are no known parameters known to differentiate between successful and unsuccessful sperm recovery.

MRI is performed on men prior to the operation, and the objective is to compare the functional parameters assessed by magnetic resonance imaging between the group of men with positive and the men with negative sperm recovery in testicular microdissection sperm extraction (MD-TESE).

Sponsor: Turku University Hospital

Current Primary Outcome: Functional difference in testicular MRI depending on MD-TESE outcome (=sperm recovery) [ Time Frame: Through study completion, estimated 6 months ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Turku University Hospital

Dates:
Date Received: October 5, 2016
Date Started: August 2016
Date Completion: December 2018
Last Updated: October 10, 2016
Last Verified: October 2016