title: [Diagnosis of male infertility].
abstract: A detailed medical history and clinical examination are important steps in the diagnosis of male infertility. Tests include semen analysis according to WHO standards, laboratory tests (mainly determination of follicle-stimulating hormone) and scrotal sonography. Invasive diagnostic procedures, such as testicular biopsy or investigation of seminal pathway obstruction, are generally combined with therapeutic sperm retrieval for cryopreservation or microsurgical refertilization.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie und Kinderurologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover. schultheiss.dirk@mh-hannover.de
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authors.lastname: Schultheiss
mesh_terms: D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012611:Scrotum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012662:Semen Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D013076:Sperm Count / Q000379:methods*; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone