Azoospermia, defined by the absence of sperm in the ejaculate, manifests as obstructive azoospermia (OA) or non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA). Reliable predictive models utilizing biomarkers could aid in clinical decision-making. This study included ...
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
Dec 9, 2024
PURPOSE: Y chromosome microdeletions (YCMD) are a common cause of azoospermia and oligozoospermia in men. Herein, we developed a machine learning-based web tool to predict sperm retrieval rates and success rates of assisted reproduction (ART) in men ...
BACKGROUND: Abnormal programmed cell death (PCD) plays a central role in spermatogenic dysfunction. However, the molecular mechanisms and biomarkers of PCD in patients with nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA) remain unclear.
Testicular histology based on testicular biopsy is an important factor for determining appropriate testicular sperm extraction surgery and predicting sperm retrieval outcomes in patients with azoospermia. Therefore, we developed a deep learning (DL) ...
The pathological diagnosis and treatment of azoospermia depend on precise identification of spermatogenic cells. Traditional methods are time-consuming and highly subjective due to complexity of Johnsen score, posing challenges for accurately diagnos...
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
Sep 3, 2024
PURPOSE: Identification of mature sperm at microdissection testicular sperm extraction (mTESE) is a crucial step of sperm retrieval to help patients with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) proceed to intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Touch print smear...
To enhance surgical testicular sperm retrieval outcome for men with nonobstructive azoospermia, a deep-learning model was developed to identify positive seminiferous tubules by labeling 110 images with sperm-containing tubules sampled during microdis...
BACKGROUND: Azoospermia is the most severe type of male infertility. This study aimed to identify useful clinical parameters to predict sperm retrieval success. This could assist clinicians in accurately diagnosing and treating patients based on the ...
OBJECTIVE: To develop a machine learning algorithm to detect rare human sperm in semen and microsurgical testicular sperm extraction (microTESE) samples using bright-field (BF) microscopy for nonobstructive azoospermia patients.
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