Spermatic vein ligation as treatment for male infertility. Justification by postoperative semen improvement and pregnancy rates.
Eighty-two men underwent spermatic vein ligation as treatment for infertility. The resultant mean rates of 22% for semen improvement and 28% for pregnancy justify the surgical approach in selected cases of male infertility.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Mordel
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Mor-Yosef
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EJ
Margalioth
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Simon
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Menashe
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Berger
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JG
Schenker
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology; D013737:Testis / Q000098:blood supply*; D014646:Varicocele / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery