Table 1. Recent Prospective Randomized Varicocelectomy Trials.
Prospective Study | Screened | Chose Assisted Reproduction | Randomized (% enrolled) | Drop out | Intervention/Control |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nilson 1979 (27) | 165 | N/A | 96 (58%) | N/A | N/A |
Breznik 1993 (28) | 96 | N/A | 79 (82%) | N/A | 38/41 |
Madgar 1995 (29) | 57 | N/A | 45 (79%) | N/A | 25/20 |
Nieschlag 1998 (30) | 226 | 23 (10%) | 203 (90%) | 78 (38%) | 62/63 |
Yamamoto 1996 (31) | 92 | N/A | 92 (100%) | 7 (8%) | 45/40 |
Abdel-Meguid 2011 (3) | 251 | N/A | 150 (60%) | 5 (0.03%) | 73/72 |
Current Trial | 7 | 1 (14%) | 3 (43%) | 1 (33%) | 0/3 |
Not available = N/A