PET scans may predict sperm retrieval success in infertile men

NCT ID NCT02043444

Completed Diagnosis Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at 160 men with azoospermia (no sperm in semen) to see if a special PET scan (FDG PET-CT) could tell which men would have sperm found during testicular extraction. The scan measures how active the testicles are. The goal was to compare scan results between men who had sperm retrieved and those who did not. This could help avoid unnecessary surgery in the future.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

azoospermia infertility disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

FERTILITY

Contacts and locations

Locations

Centre européen Georges Pompidou

Paris, 75015, France
UHBordeaux

Bordeaux, 33076, France
UHToulouse

Toulouse, 31059, France
University Hospital

Lille, 59037, France
University Hospital

Rouen, 76031, France

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