Percutaneous testicular sperm aspiration and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia: an easy alternative to TESE and MESA.

Objective: To evaluate the recovery rate of sperm from the testis using percutaneous testicular aspiration with a 22-gauge hypodermic needle followed by evaluation of the fertilization rate and pregnancy rate after intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

Materials And Methods: This is a prospective observational study performed in a private in vitro fertilization setting in Kuwait. Fifteen patients with obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia were included in the study.