| Table 5. Literature survey on reproductive results after sperm retrieval by PESA ± TESA. | |||||
| Study (Year) | Patients n |
Fertilization Rate % |
Cleavage Rate % |
Biochemical Pregnancy Rate n (%) |
Clinical Pregnancy Rate n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This study | 123 | 72.9 | 91.6 | 57/157 (36.3) | 51/157 (32.5) |
| Craft et al. (1995b) | 38 | 33 | - | 10/38 (26.3) | 8/38 (21.1) |
| Dozortsev et al. (2006) | - | 77 | - | 56/132 (42.4) | 49/132 (37) |
| Esteves et al. (2013) | - | - | - | - | 67/146 (46) |
| Glina et al. (2003) | 58 | 66.4 | - | - | 30/79 (38) |
| Kovac et al. (2014) | 51 | 76 | - | - | 23/51 (45) |
| Levine et al. (2003) | - | 58 | - | - | 31/78 (39) |
| Meniru et al. (1997) | 122 | 54 | 73 | - | 38/122 (31) |
| Naru et al. ( |
53 | - | - | - | 30/69 (43.5) |
| Pasqualotto et al. ( |
56 | - | - | - | 24/68 (35) |
| Tsirigotis et al. (1995) | 28 | 48 | 81 | - | 8/32 (25) |
| Tsirigotis et al. (1996) | - | 53 | 85 | - | 18/59 (30.5) |