The comparison of laparoscopic and microsurgical varicocelectomy on paternity rate 12 months after surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: varicocele; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Fertility including in vitro fertilisation; Surgery - Surgical techniques; male infertility

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612001169831
• Lead Sponsor: Piotr Bryniarski

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-11-05
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 74

Inclusion Criteria

a.Palpable varicocele (no subclinical) one or both sides
b.Infertility (primary and secondary) over 12 months
c.Oligozoospermia (<15 mln/ml) or astenozoospermia (<32%) or teratozoospermia (<4%) in semen analysis
d.Male factor (healthy women)
e.No other cause of infertility in men
f.Normal TSH

Exclusion Criteria

a.Azoospermia
b.Recurrent varicocele
c.Undescended testis
d.Mumps
e.Secondary hypogonadism
f.Hyperprolactynemia
g.Testosterone/antiestrogen therapy
h.Age over 40
i.History of testis cancer

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
paternity rate - pregnancy test positive twice 2 weeks apart[12 month after surgery]