Sperm retrieval techniques for assisted reproduction

Different surgical methods such as PESA, MESA, TESA, TESE and micro-TESE have been developed to retrieve spermatozoa from either the epididymis or the testis according to the type of azoospermia, i.e., obstructive or non-obstructive. Laboratory techniques are used to remove contaminants, cellular de...

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Main Authors: Sandro C. Esteves, Ricardo Miyaoka, Ashok Agarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2011-10-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382011000500002