Gonadotropins treatment prior to microdissection testicular sperm extraction in non-obstructive azoospermia: a single-center cohort study

[1] Schlegel PN(2009)Non-obstructive azoospermia: a revolutionary surgical approach and results Semin Reprod Med. 27 165-170

[2] Corona G(2019)Sperm recovery and ICSI outcomes in men with non-obstructive azoospermia: a systematic review and meta-analysis Hum Reprod Update. 25 733-757

[3] Minhas S(2001)The functional significance of FSH in spermatogenesis and the control of its secretion in male primates Endocr Rev. 22 764-786

[4] Giwercman A(1994)Is FSH required for adult spermatogenesis? J Androl. 15 273-276

[5] Bettocchi C(2009)A selective monotropic elevation of FSH, but not that of LH, amplifies the proliferation and differentiation of spermatogonia in the adult rhesus monkey (Macacamulatta) Hum Reprod. 24 1584-1595

[6] Dinkelman-Smit M(2011)FSH acts on the proliferation of type A spermatogonia via Nur77 that increases GDNF expression in the Sertoli cells FEBS Lett. 585 2437-2444

[7] Dohle G(2005)Gain-of-function amino acid substitutions drive positive selection of FGFR2 mutations in human spermatogonia Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 102 6051-6056

[8] Fusco F(2008)Gdnf signaling pathways within the mammalian spermatogonial stem cell niche Mol Cell Endocrinol. 288 95-103

[9] Kadioglou A(2013)The effect of human chorionic gonadotropin-based hormonal therapy on intratesticular testosterone levels and spermatogonial DNA synthesis in men with non-obstructive azoospermia Andrology. 1 929-935

[10] Kliesch S(1985)Stimulation of spermatogenesis by gonadotropins in men with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism N Engl J Med. 313 651-655

[1] Schlegel PN(2009)Non-obstructive azoospermia: a revolutionary surgical approach and results Semin Reprod Med. 27 165-170

[2] Corona G(2019)Sperm recovery and ICSI outcomes in men with non-obstructive azoospermia: a systematic review and meta-analysis Hum Reprod Update. 25 733-757

[3] Minhas S(2001)The functional significance of FSH in spermatogenesis and the control of its secretion in male primates Endocr Rev. 22 764-786

[4] Giwercman A(1994)Is FSH required for adult spermatogenesis? J Androl. 15 273-276

[5] Bettocchi C(2009)A selective monotropic elevation of FSH, but not that of LH, amplifies the proliferation and differentiation of spermatogonia in the adult rhesus monkey (Macacamulatta) Hum Reprod. 24 1584-1595

[6] Dinkelman-Smit M(2011)FSH acts on the proliferation of type A spermatogonia via Nur77 that increases GDNF expression in the Sertoli cells FEBS Lett. 585 2437-2444

[7] Dohle G(2005)Gain-of-function amino acid substitutions drive positive selection of FGFR2 mutations in human spermatogonia Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 102 6051-6056

[8] Fusco F(2008)Gdnf signaling pathways within the mammalian spermatogonial stem cell niche Mol Cell Endocrinol. 288 95-103

[9] Kadioglou A(2013)The effect of human chorionic gonadotropin-based hormonal therapy on intratesticular testosterone levels and spermatogonial DNA synthesis in men with non-obstructive azoospermia Andrology. 1 929-935

[10] Kliesch S(1985)Stimulation of spermatogenesis by gonadotropins in men with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism N Engl J Med. 313 651-655