Oligospermia due to partial maturation arrest responds to low dose estrogen-testosterone combination therapy resulting in live-birth: a case report.
A man having severe oligospermia, due to partial maturation arrest at spermatid stage, was given low dose estrogen-testosterone combination therapy for three months. His sperm count increased enormously, following which his wife conceived and delivered a healthy baby at term.
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Purushottam
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Arogya Niketan Private Limited, Uttarpara 712 258-Kolkata, India. purushottamsah@hotmail.com
D000328:Adult; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002996:Clomiphene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005300:Fertility Agents, Female / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008655:Mesterolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012741:Sexual Maturation; D013076:Sperm Count; D013737:Testis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D045930:Anabolic Agents; D005300:Fertility Agents, Female; D008655:Mesterolone; D002996:Clomiphene; D013739:Testosterone