Table 4.

Clinical description of modality of procreation in TDT and NTDT patients and reported causes of infertility

	Total number of patients: TDT and NTDT N. (%)	TDT patients with children N. (%)	NTDT patients with children N. (%)	P value: TDT vs. NTDT
Modalities of conception or paternity in patients requiring to be father
Natural conception (NC)	150 (81.5%)	109 (78.5%)	41 (91.1%)	0.16
Induced by gonadotrophins	23 (12.5%)	21 (15.1%)	2 (4.5%)
Sperm donation (AID)	6 (3.3%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0%)
ICSI conception	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (2.2%)
Adoption (AD)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (2.2%)
Total	184	139	45
Causes of infertility in patients asking for fathering a child
Azoospermia	7 (15.6%)	7 (17.9%)	0 (0%)	0.31
Dysspermia	17 (37.8%)	13 (33.3%)	4 (66.7%)
Medical conditions	6 (13.3%)	6 (15.4%)	0 (0%)
Others	15 (33.3%)	13 (33.3%)	2 (33.3%)
Total	45	39	6

Legend: ICSI: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection