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After excluding 41 cases with confounding factors, 777 had scrotal testes and 92 had undescended testes (UDT) and were included in the analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The study included 869 men with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) undergoing microdissection testicular sperm extraction (m-TESE), 777 (89.9%) had normally positioned scrotal testes, and 92 (10.1%) had undescended testes (UDT) [66 inguinal, 24 abdominal, 2 mixed]. Men with scrotal testes had higher testicular volume and E2 levels, but lower FSH and LH levels than UDT cases. Sperm retrieval rate (SRR) was significantly higher in scrotal testes (36.8%) compared to UDT (23.9%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.015), with no sperm retrieved from abdominal or mixed testes. Inguinal testes had an SRR of 33.3%. Earlier orchidopexy (12.4\u2009\u00b1\u20099.4\u2009years) was associated with higher SRR (37.2% vs 12.2%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.007) compared to later orchidopexy (24.9\u2009\u00b1\u200913.8\u2009years). Unilateral UDT showed higher SRR (40%) than bilateral (17.9%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.0517).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Higher SRR was seen in scrotal and inguinal testes, especially when orchidopexy was done before 16.5\u2009years. 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