Table 2 Overall outcomes for men with NOA who underwent microTESE for IVF/ICSI (n = 72), expressed in means and standard deviations

Sperm retrieved at microTESE

51/72 (70.8%)

Fertilization with IVF/ICSI

31/43 (72.1%)

Reached ET

29/43 (67.4%)

Clinical pregnancy

21/29 (72.4%)

Live birth

18/29 (62.1%)

Surplus sperm cryopreserved

38/51 (74.5%)

Number of surplus cycles in those with surplus sperm

3.5 ± 1