title: Recovery from azoospermia caused by a testicular injury: a case report.
abstract: Some cases of testicular trauma cause infertility especially when the injured testes are not removed. However, only a few long-term follow-up studies investigating endocrinological and semen parameters in patients who had testicular trauma have been conducted. Herein, we report an interesting case of a patient who spontaneously recovered from azoospermia due to a traffic injury and present in detail the results of the hormonal examination and semen analysis. The patient was a 22-year-old man with a history of left testicular injury and bilateral orchidopexy. Four months after the injury, the semen parameters improved but azoospermia occurred 1 year later. However, spermatogenesis spontaneously recovered without any treatment or without undergoing orchiectomy 6 months after the testicular injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ichikawa General Hospital, Tokyo Dental College, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hagiuda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hanawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marumo
mesh_terms: D053713:Azoospermia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013737:Testis / Q000293:injuries* / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Azoospermia; recovery; testicular injury