Testicular injury: late results of semen analyses after uniorchiectomy.
Semen parameters from 4 patients with testicular injury after uniorchiectomy were investigated. Semen volume and sperm morphology were not affected after the operation, but sperm count and motility were severely diminished. Two of 4 cases showed azoospermia, and the other 2 cases showed low values in both sperm count and motility. After 150-300 days from the operation, 2 cases recovered to the normal range in sperm count while the other 2 remained in the abnormal range. In sperm motility, 3 cases recovered to the normal range but the rest remained abnormal. The results suggest that long-term follow-up in semen parameters is needed when unilateral orchiectomy is performed.
Tomomasa
H
H
Department of Urology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Oshio
S
S
Amemiya
H
H
Hata
R
R
Nakayama
T
T
Iizumi
T
T
Ishikawa
H
H
Yazaki
T
T
Umeda
T
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009919:Orchiectomy; D012661:Semen / Q000166:cytology*; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013737:Testis / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery