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Doppler Ultrasound Assisted Varicocelectomy Improve Sperm Qualities

China100 participantsStarted 2016-01

Plain-language summary

To evaluate the benefits of laparoscopic Doppler ultrasound (LDU) assisted laparoscopic varicocelectomy (LV) and compare the surgical outcomes and complications between LDU assisted LV (LDU-LV) and microscopic subinguinal varicocelectomy for infertile patients with varicoceles.

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 39 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion criteria

✓. 20-39 years old who had infertility for more than 1 year and had clinical palpable varicoceles;
✓. impaired semen quality including sperm concentration \<15 million/ml or total motility \<40% or progressively motile \< 32% (a+b), the 5th edited World Health Organization criteria was referred;
✓. with normal level of serum hormones including follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, Thyroid hormones and prolactin;
✓. patient's spouse was healthy in reproduction.

Exclusion criteria

✕. with subclinical varicocele, recurrent varicoceles;
✕. normal semen analyses;
✕. other reasons of infertility than varicoceles;
✕. refusing to enter randomization;
✕. female partner older than 35 years;
✕. with abnormal level of serum hormones;
✕. female factor infertility;
✕. with significant surgical diseases, congenital diseases or endocrine diseases.

What they're measuring

Pregnancy rate

Timeframe: The pregnancy rate was calculated at 1 year of follow-up

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02695199

SponsorThe Second Hospital of Shandong University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-01

Contact for this trial

Shengtian Zhao, PHD

+86053185875401 398139849@qq.com

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