TABLE 1.

Patient characteristics.

	Cryptozoospermia (n = 199)	TESE (n = 35)	p‐value a
Age (years)	37 (34, 43)	36 (31, 43)	0.15
Souse age (years)	35 (31, 39)	33 (31, 38)	0.264
Spouse AMH (ng/mL)	3.33 (1.29, 3.82)	3.01 (1.11, 4.46)	0.607
Testicular volume right/left (mL)	12 (10, 16)/12 (8, 14)	8 (5, 11)/6 (5, 10)	0.001/0.002
LH (mIU/mL)	6.5 (4.7, 9.4)	10.6 (5.8, 15.9)	0.002
FSH (mIU/mL)	8.3 (5.1, 16.7)	22.4 (13.1, 33.2)	<0.001
Testosterone (ng/mL)	4.26 (3.28, 5.35)	3.45 (2.59, 5.06)	0.052

Note: Each variable is expressed as a median (IQR).

Abbreviations: AMH, anti‐müllerian hormone; FSH, follicle‐stimulating hormone; LH, luteinizing hormone.

^a Mann–Whitney U test.