Urologia internationalis · 2026
A Novel Decision-Making Protocol for the Prediction of Sperm Retrieval in Klinefelter's Syndrome Patients.
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Barak Shlomi, Waldenberg Netanel, Peretz Aharon, Bartoov Reut, Bar Guy, Ben-Mayor Bashi Tali, Barel Oshri, Bashi Tomer, Dekalo Snir
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INTRODUCTION: To develop a preliminary, decision-making protocol capable of predicting sperm retrieval success in non-mosaic Klinefelter's syndrome (KS) patients. Main outcome measure was to identify predictors of successful sperm retrieval and to build a decision-making protocol capable of predicting this success by assessing several variables including age, testicular volume, and preoperative hormonal responses.
METHODS: A retrospective cohort study included all men with non-mosaic KS who were treated with recombinant hCG and then underwent microdissection testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE) between December 2019 and March 2023.
RESULTS: Thirty-eight patients who were treated medically with rec-hCG prior to their micro-TESE were included. Sperm was retrieved successfully from 28 (73.7%) patients. Initial testosterone differences between the groups were small and not significant, the mean pre-op (post-hormonal treatment) testosterone between the two groups was significant (p = 0.001). We then built a decision-making tree, in which testosterone change was the primary determining factor for successful sperm retrieval, testicular volume was a contributory secondary variable, and age was a tertiary consideration in cases of low testicular volume. Using this model, we observed the highest success rates (97%) in men with testosterone change of 9 nmol/L or more and testicular volume of 3 cc or more. on the other hand, men with no testosterone change with hormonal treatment, low testicular volume who were 25 years old or more had a success rate of only 63%.
CONCLUSION: This study proposes a preliminary, decision-making protocol capable of predicting sperm retrieval success in non-mosaic KS patients. This model can be used as part of an individualized counseling approach. External validation is essential to corroborate our preliminary results.
METHODS: A retrospective cohort study included all men with non-mosaic KS who were treated with recombinant hCG and then underwent microdissection testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE) between December 2019 and March 2023.
RESULTS: Thirty-eight patients who were treated medically with rec-hCG prior to their micro-TESE were included. Sperm was retrieved successfully from 28 (73.7%) patients. Initial testosterone differences between the groups were small and not significant, the mean pre-op (post-hormonal treatment) testosterone between the two groups was significant (p = 0.001). We then built a decision-making tree, in which testosterone change was the primary determining factor for successful sperm retrieval, testicular volume was a contributory secondary variable, and age was a tertiary consideration in cases of low testicular volume. Using this model, we observed the highest success rates (97%) in men with testosterone change of 9 nmol/L or more and testicular volume of 3 cc or more. on the other hand, men with no testosterone change with hormonal treatment, low testicular volume who were 25 years old or more had a success rate of only 63%.
CONCLUSION: This study proposes a preliminary, decision-making protocol capable of predicting sperm retrieval success in non-mosaic KS patients. This model can be used as part of an individualized counseling approach. External validation is essential to corroborate our preliminary results.