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. 2013 Jul 29;8(7):e69838. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069838

Table 1. Diagnosis, age and cryopreservation results for patients undergoing testicular sperm extraction.

Diagnosis n Mean age ±SD No. with samples cryopreserved (%)
Obstructive Azoospermia 60 39.8±8.2 60 (100)
Congenital Absence of Vas Deferens 22 33.4±7.8a 22 (100)
Vasectomy/Failed Vasectomy Repair 37 43.4±6.0a 37 (100)
Other 1 46 1 (100)
Non-Obstructive Azoospermia 39 36.0±6.8 12 (31)
High FSH 4 34.5±8.3 2 (50)
Sertoli Cell Only 6 35.0±3.2 2 (33)
Maturation Arrest 8 35.6±7.0 2 (25)
Spermatogenic hypoplasia 1 31.0 0
Unknown 20 36.9±7.8 6 (30)
Cancer 14 36.6±11.5 10 (71)
Testicular 6 30.0+3.6b 3 (50)
Prostate 2 53.5+3.5b 2 (100)
ALL 1 31 1(100)
Bladder 1 63 1 (100)
Hodgkin’s 1 35 1 (100)
Type not known 3 31.7+2.5b 2 (67)
Paralysis 7 35.0+7.0 7 (100)
Other 10 34.4+3.7 10 (100)
Kidney transplant 1 27.0 1 (100)
Autoimmune disease 1 38.0 1 (100)
Stroke 1 39 1 (100)
Testicular torsion 2 32.5+2.1 2 (100)
Varicocoele/varicocoele repair 3 34.0+1.0 3 (100)
Anejaculation 1 34 1 (100)
Electrocution 1 39 1 (100)
a

p = 0.0001;

b

 = 0.0001.