Meiotic indices in the oligospermic male.
Thirty-four oligospermic males were evaluated by determining the meiotic index in testicular biopsy specimens. Only 1 patient of 10 with a meiotic index of less than 15 achieved pregnancy, whereas 16 of 24 patients with a meiotic index of more than 15 had a successful outcome. Corresponding increases in the semenogram were also noted to be related to the meiotic index.
D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008540:Meiosis; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology