title: Azoospermia: clinical, hormonal, and biochemical investigation.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical, hormonal and biochemical characteristics of infertile men with azoospermia. A total of 187 azoospermic out of 2610 infertile men (7.2%) were studied. Mean testicular volume and basal plasma levels of FSH were the most useful parameters concerning the evaluation of azoospermia. Basal plasma levels of LH and T were useful only in azoospermic men with hypogonadism, whereas plasma PRL levels, semen volume, and seminal plasma fructose levels were not found to be of common use except in selected cases.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aristotelion University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Papadimas
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Papadopoulou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ioannidis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Spanos
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tarlatzis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bontis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mantalenakis
mesh_terms: D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007006:Hypogonadism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone