Clinical, genetic, biochemical, and testicular biopsy findings among 1,213 men evaluated for infertility
Clinical, genetic, biochemical, and testicular biopsy findings among 1,213 men evaluated for infertility
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DOI:
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.09.015
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发表时间:
2017-01-01
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6.7
通讯作者:
Juul, Anders
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作者:
Olesen, Inge Ahlmann;Andersson, Anna-Maria;Juul, Anders
Objective: To study the pathologic findings among men evaluated for infertility.Design: A retrospective, single-center, cross-sectional study.Setting: University hospital-based research center.Participant(s): We included data from 1,213 medical records from infertile men referred for diagnostic work-up from 2005 to 2009.Interventions(s): None.Main Outcome Measure(s): Health history, clinical findings, chromosome/genetic aberrations, semen quality, reproductive hormones.Result(s): In total, 64.4% of the infertile men had one or more reproductive disorders or factors influencing fertility, leaving 35.6% diagnosed as idiopathic infertile. In 244 patients (20%), including seven cases of testicular cancer and/or germ cell neoplasia in situ, a pathologic finding was first detected during diagnostic work-up. Two hundred four patients (16.8%) had a history of cryptorchidism and 154 (12.7%) of varicocele (grade 2 and 3). Thirty-three patients had chromosomal abnormalities, including 16 with sex chromosome abnormalities (11 with 47, XXY). Y-chromosome microdeletions were detected in 65 patients (5.4%). One hundred thirty-three had azoospermia, of which 58 had testicular biopsy findings (Sertoli cell-only syndrome: n = 23; spermatogenic arrest: n = 7; impaired spermatogenesis and atrophy: n = 28). Additionally, in idiopathic infertile men and infertile men with additional symptoms of testicular dysgenesis syndrome, 22.5% presented with a degree of Leydig cell insufficiency, with the highest frequency (33.1%) among patients with sperm concentration