The diagnosis and treatment of male infertility in the new millennium.
Treatment of male infertility accomplished far-reaching advances in the past decade. Semen analysis has given rise to sperm function tests. Microsurgery, e.g., reversal of vasectomy, has reached new heights in sperm retrieval directly from the testis/epididymis and in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Furthermore, genetic testing-for an ever-widening range of anomalies-is the norm in modern clinical practice. This review of what is possible, and now even common, in male infertility treatment focuses on sperm function, and then deficits/anomalies and their treatment; and testicular function and dysfunction, with descriptions of hormonal and surgical techniques that now offer fatherhood to men with types of infertility that strongly imply the need for genetic counseling.
Marmar
J L
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Division of Urology, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, New Jersey, USA.
D008040:Genetic Linkage / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000737:chemistry; D013997:Time Factors; D014960:X Chromosome / Q000235:genetics