Aperistalsis of the vas deferens corrected with administration of ephedrine.
An infertile patient with azoospermia, normal spermatogenesis on a testis biopsy and no sperm seen on a post-ejaculate urinalysis underwent bilateral scrotal exploration. Normal anatomy was found at exploration and bilateral vasograms demonstrated the absence of obstruction. After subsequent therapy with ephedrine semen analysis showed a total sperm count of 72 million.
D000328:Adult; D004809:Ephedrine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D011859:Radiography; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*
D004809:Ephedrine