Seminal TEX101 May Predict Seminal Sperm Recovery after Varicocelectomy in Nonobstructive Azoospermic Patients with Varicocele

Table 1

Preoperative data of the investigated NOA cases (median, range).

	Seminal sperm recovery	No seminal sperm recovery	P-value
n	10	30
Age (years)	30.5 (23–40)	29 (18–43)	0.569
Right testis volume (ml)	12.8 (8.9–14.7)	11.6 (6.1–15)	0.109
Left testis volume (ml)	11.3 (7.8–13.1)	9.8 (6–16.1)	0.432
Mean testis volume (ml)	12.3 (8.3–13.9)	10.6 (6.2–14.5)	0.272
Right vein diameter (mm)	2.8 (2.1–3.8)	2.7 (2.2–3)	0.109
Left vein diameter (mm)	3.4 (2.9–5.9)	3.1 (2.4–4.7)	0.198
Serum FSH (mIU/ml)	5.1 (3.5–9.2)	13.9 (3.5–31.2)
Serum LH (mIU/ml)	4.2 (2.4–6.5)	6.3 (2.7–27)
Serum total testosterone (nmol/L)	5.1 (2.2–13)	4.5 (1.9–10.8)	0.818
Serum prolactin (ng/ml)	9.9 (4.7–19.2)	14.8 (2.4–23)	0.414
Serum estradiol (pm/ml)	24.4 (14–42)	27.4 (12–50)	0.569
Seminal TEX101 (ng/ml)	13.5 (7.5–22.3)	9.8 (2.8–18.2)

Significant statistical difference.