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Differentiating between obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia: A machine learning-based approach.

Abdolreza Haghpanah¹, Nazanin Ayareh², Ashkan Akbarzadeh²

¹Department of Urology, School of Medicine Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran.

|February 18, 2025

Summary

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Machine learning models can predict male infertility subtypes, obstructive azoospermia (OA) and non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA), using clinical data. Logistic regression showed the highest accuracy in differentiating these azoospermia types.

Keywords:

azoospermia machine learning male infertility obstructive

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Area of Science:

Reproductive Medicine
Andrology
Medical Informatics

Background:

Infertility is a significant global health issue, with azoospermia representing its most severe form in males.
Accurate differentiation between obstructive azoospermia (OA) and non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is critical for guiding appropriate treatment strategies.
This study addresses the need for improved diagnostic tools in male infertility management.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate machine learning models for predicting azoospermia subtypes (OA vs. NOA).
To utilize clinical, ultrasonographic, semen, and hormonal analysis data for subtype prediction.
To compare the performance of logistic regression, support vector machine, and random forest models.

Main Methods:

A retrospective analysis of 427 azoospermia patients was conducted.
Data included clinical factors, hormonal levels, semen parameters, and testicular features.
Three machine learning models were trained and evaluated for their ability to differentiate OA from NOA.

Main Results:

Significant differences were observed in body mass index, testicular dimensions, semen parameters, and hormonal levels between OA and NOA groups.
Logistic regression demonstrated the highest predictive performance, evidenced by superior F1-score and area under the curve values.
The study included 326 NOA and 101 OA cases, with a median patient age of 33 years.

Conclusions:

Machine learning holds promise for distinguishing azoospermia subtypes using accessible clinical information.
The developed models can aid in the diagnosis and management of male infertility.
Further validation and refinement are necessary for clinical implementation of these predictive models.