Sperm retrieval rates by micro-TESE versus conventional TESE in men with non-obstructive azoospermia-the assumption of independence in effect sizes might lead to misleading conclusions

Sandro C Esteves^{1

2

3}, Ranjith Ramasamy⁴, Giovanni M Colpi^{5

6}, José F Carvalho⁷, Peter N Schlegel⁸

Affiliations

¹ ANDROFERT, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, Campinas, Brazil.
² Department of Surgery (Division of Urology), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.
³ Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁴ Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
⁵ Andrology Service, Procrea Swiss Fertility Center, Lugano, Switzerland.
⁶ Andrology and IVF Department, San Carlo Clinic, Paderno Dugnano, Milano, Italy.
⁷ Statistika Consulting, Campinas, Brazil.
⁸ Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

Comment

Sandro C Esteves et al. Hum Reprod Update. 2020.

. 2020 Jun 18;26(4):603-605.

doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmaa006.

Sandro C Esteves^{1

2

3}, Ranjith Ramasamy⁴, Giovanni M Colpi^{5

6}, José F Carvalho⁷, Peter N Schlegel⁸

¹ ANDROFERT, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, Campinas, Brazil.
² Department of Surgery (Division of Urology), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.
³ Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁴ Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
⁵ Andrology Service, Procrea Swiss Fertility Center, Lugano, Switzerland.
⁶ Andrology and IVF Department, San Carlo Clinic, Paderno Dugnano, Milano, Italy.
⁷ Statistika Consulting, Campinas, Brazil.
⁸ Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

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Reply: Sperm retrieval rates by micro-TESE versus conventional TESE in men with non-obstructive azoospermia-the assumption of independence in effects sizes might lead to misleading conclusions.
Corona G, Minhas S, Bettocchi C, Krausz C, Pizzocaro A, Vena W, Maggi M, Sofikitis N. Corona G, et al. Hum Reprod Update. 2020 Jun 18;26(4):606-609. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmaa007. Hum Reprod Update. 2020. PMID: 32436579 No abstract available.

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