title: A case of reversible azoospermia following withdrawal from alcohol consumption.
abstract: Chronic alcohol intake is associated with male reproductive function impairment. However, no longitudinal studies have been carried out to determine the recovery of alcohol-related spermatogenetic failure subsequent to moderate periods of abstinence. The present report describes the achievement of a pregnancy 3 months after withdrawal from alcohol consumption in the partner of a patient with azoospermia secondary to heavy alcoholic intake (mean daily alcohol consumption: 90 g). Alcoholism was the putative cause of the infertile condition of this patient because, during alcohol consumption, he first had teratozoospermia characterized by a never reported high percentage of spermatozoa with large heads (associated with a nonmegaloblastic macrocytic anaemia in the blood smear), and subsequently azoospermia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Catania, Italy. acaloger@unict.it
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vicari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arancio
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Giuffrida
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: D'Agata
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Calogero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol