title: [Integrated treatment for azoospermia caused by radiotherapy after surgical treatment of spermatocytoma: a case report].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate a therapeutic method for male infertility caused by radiotherapy after surgical treatment of spermatocytoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case of azoospermia caused by radiotherapy after surgical treatment of spermatocytoma was reported and the Chinese medicine Jiaweishuiluerxiandan was used as a major therapy for 3 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient's health condition was improved dramatically two years after being treated by the Chinese medicine but no sperm was found in his semen. However, three years after the treatment, his spermatozoon density was recovered from zero to 2.0 x 10(6)/ml with normal morphology. His sperm was subsequently used for intracytoplasmic sperm injection, which made his spouse pregnant successfully, and an healthy male infant was born by caesarean birth.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Chinese medicine is a successful try at treating male infertility caused by radiotherapy after surgical treatment of spermatocytoma. For those who have failed to get their sperm frozen before surgery, Chinese medicine is a choice for remediation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Andrology, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Command, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China. hexiking@126.com
authors.forename: Bao-fang
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Xiao-yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jia-yin
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yu-feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xiu-lai
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fu-song
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008517:Phytotherapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D018239:Seminoma / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D013076:Sperm Count; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal