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Infertility8
- In humans, azoospermia affects about 1% of the male population and may be seen in up to 20% of male infertility situations in Canada. (wikipedia.org)
- 10 However, the cause of male infertility is unknown (idiopathic male infertility) in up to 40% of cases, 7,10 and while many infertile men have oligospermia (low sperm concentrations compared with reference ranges) or azoospermia (the absence of motile sperm in semen), some infertile men have normal sperm concentrations. (health.mil)
- 15 These cases were then grouped into 5 types of male infertility based on the ICD coding system: male infertility unspecified, azoospermia, oligospermia, other male infertility, and infertility due to extratesticular causes. (health.mil)
- Infertility in men can result from deficiencies in sperm formation, concentration, or transportation. (medscape.com)
- Testicular biopsy is indicated in azoospermic men with a normal-sized testis and normal findings on hormonal studies to evaluate for ductal obstruction, to further evaluate idiopathic infertility, and to retrieve sperm. (medscape.com)
- In most instances infertility is idiopathic, and there is even poor understanding of why IVF does or does not work in many cases [2,3]. (infertile.com)
- As a rare disease leading to male infertility, idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) has strong heterogeneity of clinical phenotype and gene mutation. (bvsalud.org)
- Idiopathic infertility due to failure or abnormal fertilization. (aakash.ac.in)
Infertile3
- An abnormal postcoital test result is observed in 10% of infertile couples. (medscape.com)
- Infertile men may have deficiencies in sperm formation, concentration (eg, oligospermia [too few sperm], azoospermia [no sperm in the ejaculate]), or transportation. (medscape.com)
- L-arginine supplementation has been shown to increase sperm motility and sperm count in infertile men with oligospermia and asthenospermia. (baby4you.co.nz)
Obstructive azoospermia5
- Pretesticular and testicular azoospermia are known as non-obstructive azoospermia, whereas post-testicular azoospermia is considered obstructive. (wikipedia.org)
- Pretesticular azoospermia is a kind of non-obstructive azoospermia. (wikipedia.org)
- The main cause is a physical obstruction (obstructive azoospermia) of the post-testicular genital tracts. (wikipedia.org)
- Serum inhibin-B weakly indicates presence of sperm cells in the testes, raising chances for successfully achieving pregnancy through testicular sperm extraction (TESE), although the association is not very substantial, having a sensitivity of 0.65 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.56-0.74) and a specificity of 0.83 (CI: 0.64-0.93) for prediction the presence of sperm in the testes in non-obstructive azoospermia. (wikipedia.org)
- Novel mutations of TEX11 are associated with non-obstructive azoospermia. (nih.gov)
Asthenospermia1
- We performed a whole-exome sequencing on 9 patients with normosmic idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (nIHH), 19 varicocele patients with asthenospermia, oligospermia, or azoospermia, 5 patients with simple nonobstructive azoospermia, and 13 normal healthy adult males and carried out comparative analysis, channel analysis, etc. (bvsalud.org)
Testicular5
- Testicular azoospermia means the testes are abnormal, atrophic, or absent, and sperm production severely disturbed to absent. (wikipedia.org)
- In post-testicular azoospermia, sperm are produced but not ejaculated, a condition that affects 7-51% of azoospermic men. (wikipedia.org)
- Pre- and post-testicular azoospermia are frequently correctible, while testicular azoospermia is usually permanent. (wikipedia.org)
- A new TEX11 mutation causes azoospermia and testicular meiotic arrest. (nih.gov)
- Testicular torsion and trauma may result in testicular atrophy and the production of antisperm antibodies. (medscape.com)
Abnormal1
- In semen analysis, absence of sperm is called - azoospermia, low concentration- oligospermia, low motility - astenospermia, abnormal sperm morphology - teratospermia. (drseymur.az)
Absence2
- Azoospermia i.e. absence or extremely low count of motile sperms. (aakash.ac.in)
- This mosaicism, due to the presence of the ring Y chromosome and depending upon on the presence or absence of the SRY gene can result in a wide spectrum of manifestations ranging from females with a Turner syndrome-like phenotype to phenotypic males. (juniperpublishers.com)
Severe2
- More probable is that you have severe oligospermia (min. (healthtap.com)
- Increasingly, genetic abnormalities are being found in men with severe oligospermia. (wellinghomeopathy.com)
Motility3
- The results showed that oral CoQ10 supplementation increased CoQ10 levels in the seminal plasma and in sperm cells, which correlated to a significant increase in sperm motility. (baby4you.co.nz)
- The results of the study showed that sperm density and motility significantly improved with CoQ10 treatment. (baby4you.co.nz)
- Studies indicate that treatment with quercetin for 14 days results in a significant increase in sperm motility, viability and concentration. (baby4you.co.nz)
Seminal1
- Seminal plasma proteins TEX101 and ECM1 were recently proposed for the differential diagnosis of azoospermia forms and subtypes, and for prediction of TESE outcome. (wikipedia.org)
Genetic2
- So a genetic evaluation may be done for men with azoospermia as a result. (wikipedia.org)
- Our results suggest that the pathogenic mechanism of IHH is not limited to the central nervous system effects of GnRH but may involve other heterogeneous pathogenic genetic variants that affect peripheral organs. (bvsalud.org)
Fertility2
- and human spermatogenic stem cell culture to treat azoospermia, and to preserve fertility in pre-pubertal boys undergoing cancer treatment. (infertile.com)
- Oligospermia is a male fertility issue defined as a low sperm concentration in the ejaculate. (wellinghomeopathy.com)
Hypogonadism1
- This study is to explore the possible new pathogenic gene of idiopathic hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism and the pathological mechanism affecting its occurrence. (bvsalud.org)
Chromosome1
- The formation of a ring Y chromosome involves terminal breakage in both chromosomal arms (p and q arms) and fusion of the resulting ends with loss of the deleted distal material ( Figure 1 ). (juniperpublishers.com)
Males1
- In one study, researchers investigated the effect of supplementation with L-arginine in healthy males, males with diabetes, and males with idiopathic asthenozoospermia. (baby4you.co.nz)
Context1
- In a non-pathological context, azoospermia is also the intended result of a successful vasectomy. (wikipedia.org)
Serum1
- Additionally, NAC treatment resulted in increased serum total antioxidant capacity and decreased total peroxide and oxidative stress index compared with the control group. (baby4you.co.nz)
Clinical2
- Conversely our clinical results with new therapeutic approaches are adding to our understanding of the basic science of reproduction. (infertile.com)
- The objective of this NIH Consensus Statement is to inform the biomedical research and clinical practice communities of the results of the NIH Consensus Development Conference on Acupuncture. (meridianhealthnc.com)
Factors2
- It may be a result of multiple risk factors, such as age and weight. (wikipedia.org)
- While there have been many studies of its potential usefulness, many of these studies provide equivocal results because of design, sample size, and other factors. (meridianhealthnc.com)
Unknown1
- For example, a review in 2013 came to the result that oligospermia and azoospermia are significantly associated with being overweight (odds ratio 1.1), obese (odds ratio 1.3) and morbidly obese (odds ratio 2.0), but the cause of this is unknown. (wikipedia.org)
Found1
- The review found no significant relation between oligospermia and being underweight. (wikipedia.org)
Normal1
- Pretesticular azoospermia is characterized by inadequate stimulation of otherwise normal testicles and genital tract. (wikipedia.org)
Million1
- Oligospermia i.e. reduced sperm count (15-20 million per ml) c. (aakash.ac.in)
Treatment1
- Welling Homeopathy Treatment offers speciality Homeopathic medicines for the treatment of Oligospermia helping men to father a child at the earliest. (wellinghomeopathy.com)
Hypogonadism3
- Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism is due to dysfunctional testes and is characterized by elevated gonadotropins, low testosterone, and oligospermia or azoospermia. (medscape.com)
- It is characterized by hypogonadism (micro-orchidism, oligospermia/azoospermia) and gynecomastia in late puberty. (passmed.uk)
- 11. Reversible hypogonadism and azoospermia as a result of anabolic-androgenic steroid use in a bodybuilder with personality disorder. (nih.gov)
Oligozoospermia2
- Oligospermia, also known as oligozoospermia, is when a person's sperm count falls below the World Health Organization's (WHO) classification for healthy sperm counts: 15 million sperm per milliliter of semen. (givelegacy.com)
- Among infertile men, almost 20% have azoospermia (no sperm in the ejaculate) or oligozoospermia/oligospermia (low-sperm concentration, less than 15 million sperm per milliliter of ejaculate), while another 20% have asthenospermia (sperm with low motility). (mhmedical.com)
Pretesticular4
- Pretesticular and testicular azoospermia are known as non-obstructive azoospermia, whereas post-testicular azoospermia is considered obstructive. (wikipedia.org)
- Pretesticular azoospermia is characterized by inadequate stimulation of otherwise normal testicles and genital tract. (wikipedia.org)
- Pretesticular azoospermia is seen in about 2% of azoospermia. (wikipedia.org)
- Pretesticular azoospermia is a kind of non-obstructive azoospermia. (wikipedia.org)
Spermatogenesis2
- The condition is seen in 49-93% of men with azoospermia.Testicular failure includes absence of failure production as well as low production and maturation arrest during the process of spermatogenesis. (ndayurveda.com)
- 8. Optimization of spermatogenesis-regulating hormones in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia and its impact on sperm retrieval: a multicentre study. (nih.gov)
Hypogonadotropic1
- 4. Restoration of fertility by gonadotropin replacement in a man with hypogonadotropic azoospermia and testicular adrenal rest tumors due to untreated simple virilizing congenital adrenal hyperplasia. (nih.gov)
Semen count1
- Azoospermia - nil semen count. (bestsexologist.com)
Testosterone1
- Use of testosterone with ACTH or corticosteroids may result in increased fluid retention. (nih.gov)
Obstruction2
- The main cause is a physical obstruction (obstructive azoospermia) of the post-testicular genital tracts. (wikipedia.org)
- In posttesticular azoospermia sperm are produced but not ejaculated, a condition that affects 7-51% of azoospermic men.The main cause is a physical obstruction (obstructive azoospermia) of the posttesticular genital tracts. (ndayurveda.com)
Concentrations1
- For many decades sperm concentrations of less than 20 million sperm/ml were considered low or oligospermic, recently, however, the WHO reassessed sperm criteria and established a lower reference point, less than 15 million sperm/ml, consistent with the 5th percentile for fertile men.Sperm concentrations fluctuate and oligospermia may be temporary or permanent. (ndayurveda.com)
Concentration1
- Infertile men may have deficiencies in sperm formation, concentration (eg, oligospermia [too few sperm], azoospermia [no sperm in the ejaculate]), or transportation. (medscape.com)
Diagnosis2
- Seminal plasma proteins TEX101 and ECM1 were recently proposed for the differential diagnosis of azoospermia forms and subtypes, and for prediction of TESE outcome. (wikipedia.org)
- The diagnosis of oligospermia is based on one low count in a semen analysis performed on two occasions. (ndayurveda.com)
Testes1
- Serum inhibin-B weakly indicates presence of sperm cells in the testes, raising chances for successfully achieving pregnancy through testicular sperm extraction (TESE), although the association is not very substantial, having a sensitivity of 0.65 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.56-0.74) and a specificity of 0.83 (CI: 0.64-0.93) for prediction the presence of sperm in the testes in non-obstructive azoospermia. (wikipedia.org)
Secondary1
- Cases of secondary exposure resulting in virilization of children have been reported ( 6.2 ). (nih.gov)
Risk2
- It may be a result of multiple risk factors, such as age and weight. (wikipedia.org)
- Lifestyle factors - like smoking, drinking, diet, and exposure to chemicals and toxins - can increase a person's risk of oligospermia. (givelegacy.com)
Exposure1
- Coadministration of apalutamide, a strong CYP3A4 inducer, with drugs that are CYP3A4 substrates can result in lower exposure to these medications. (medscape.com)
Association2
- The aim of this study was to investigate association of idiopathic azoospermia and oligospermia with single-nucleotide polymorphisms of CATSPER1, SPATA16 and TEX11 genes in Iranian-Azeri men. (nih.gov)
- Association of polymorphisms in glutathione S-transferase genes (GSTM1, GSTT1, GSTP1) with idiopathic azoospermia or oligospermia in Sichuan, China. (cdc.gov)
Count2
- In simple terms, oligospermia is characterized by low sperm count and can have an impact on your ability to conceive naturally. (givelegacy.com)
- Another study that observed 308 men with oligospermia concluded that those with a sperm count of over 2 million sperm per mL of semen had a 22.1% chance of natural conception, provided that other sperm parameters were normal. (givelegacy.com)
Molecular1
- RESULTS: Molecular analysis identified the selected plants as L. mucronata and L. nudicaulis, with an ITS region of 600 bp. (bvsalud.org)
Conditions1
- Many conditions listed may also cause various degrees of oligospermia rather than azoospermia. (wikipedia.org)
Permanent1
- Pre- and post-testicular azoospermia are frequently correctible, while testicular azoospermia is usually permanent. (wikipedia.org)
Major1
- Azoospermia can be classified into three major types as listed. (wikipedia.org)
Analysis2
- Oligospermia is often diagnosed through a semen analysis. (givelegacy.com)
- His semen analysis 2 months ago revealed azoospermia. (mhmedical.com)
Search1
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