Genetic and sex hormone analysis of infertile men
Journal of International Medical Research, 2020 Objective Genetic defects and endocrine-related factors are the leading causes of male infertility. This study was performed to analyze the genetic characteristics and sex hormone levels in different types of male infertility.
Xiaolei Xie +5 more
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Hormonal Treatment of Men with Nonobstructive Azoospermia: What Does the Evidence Suggest?
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 Hormonal stimulation of spermatogenesis prior to surgery has been tested by some authors to maximize the sperm retrieval yield in patients with nonobstructive azoospermia.
E. Caroppo, G. Colpi
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Cells, 2021 Male infertility is a major health problem affecting about 8–12% of couples worldwide. Spermatogenesis starts in the early fetus and completes after puberty, passing through different stages.
Nesma Abdelaal +7 more
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Sperm retrieval techniques in azoospermic patients: PESA, MESA, TESA, TESE and MICROTESE [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2009 Azoospermia is defined as the absence of mature spermatozoa in semen analysis after centrifugation. The causes of azoospermia may be related to spermatogenesis defects and classified as non-obstructive azoospermia, or to the obstruction of the efferent ...
Marcelo Vieira, Sidney Glina
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Human Reproduction Update, 2019 BACKGROUND Factor affecting sperm retrieval rate (SRR) or pregnancy rates (PR) after testicular sperm extraction (TESE) in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) have not been systematically evaluated.
G. Corona +18 more
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Building families—Implementing balanced sexual and reproductive health
International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract One of the main initiatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) is the promotion of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH). Sexuality, infertility, and contraception are three interconnected pillars of SRH, each essential for achieving global equity in family planning and family building.
Peter Y. Liu +9 more
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Testicular cytology in azoospermia [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Male infertility is a common problem and needs a minimally invasive method to arrive at the appropriate diagnosis. Alternative to open testicular biopsy the fine needle aspiration cytology of the testis is being increasingly used as a ...
Prasad, Uma, Prasad, Usha
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Identification of spermatogonial stem cell-like cell differentiation in vitro from azoospermia patient using modified human embryonic stem cell (HESC) media [PDF]
, 2015 Background:Spermatogenesis is a process where proliferation and differentiation of spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) into haploid sperm cells in the testis.
Ramli, Roszaman +2 more
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Analysis of Y Chromosome Microdeletions and Mutation in Exon7 of the STAG3 Gene in Iranian Infertile Men with Idiopathic Non-Obstructive Azoospermia [PDF]
Majallah-i dānishgāh-i ̒ulūm-i pizishkī-i Arāk, 2016 Background: Azoospermia is defined as the absence of sperm in the semen and is divided in two types; obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia. Non-obstructive azoospermia include approximately 60% of azoospermia patients.
Sara Pouriamanesh +5 more
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Sperm recovery and IVF after testicular sperm extraction (TESE): effect of male diagnosis and use of off-site surgical centers on sperm recovery and IVF. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Determine whether testicular sperm extractions and pregnancy outcomes are influenced by male and female infertility diagnoses, location of surgical center and time to cryopreservation.One hundred and thirty men undergoing testicular sperm extraction and ...
Kenan Omurtag +6 more
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