CompletedNot Applicable

Inguinal Hernia Repair and Male Fertility

Brazil37 participantsStarted 2016-06-01

Plain-language summary

General objective: To evaluate the fertility of adult men submitted to bilateral herniorrhaphy with mesh placement by the Lichtenstein and laparoscopic approaches

Who can participate

Age range19 Years – 60 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Male * Age between 19 and 60 years old * Bilateral inguinal hernia * Primary and reducible inguinal hernia Exclusion Criteria: * Age less than 19 or more than 60 years old * ASA \>III * Genito-urinary infection * Immunodeficiency * History of testicular trauma2 * History of surgery or pelvic radiotherapy * History of testicular disease * Fertility problems or sexual * Illness that can be infertile * Recurrent hernia * Unilateral hernia * Femoral or inguine-scrotal hernia * Imprisoned hernia * Use of Gonadotrophins * Use of anabolic steroids

What they're measuring

Sperm Volume

Timeframe: Preoperative

Sperm concentration

Timeframe: Preoperative

Sperm number

Timeframe: Preoperative

Sperm motility

Timeframe: Preoperative

Sperm morphology

Timeframe: Preoperative

Testicular volume

Timeframe: Preoperative

Testicular vascularization

Timeframe: Preoperative

Sperm Volume

Timeframe: 90th postoperative day

Sperm concentration

Timeframe: 90th postoperative day

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05799742

SponsorUniversity of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2020-06-01

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