Synonym(s)
Infertility; male sterility; Sterility male
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Inability of the man to fertilise as a result of primary testicular damage or secondary testicular damage or disease of the draining seminal ducts.
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S.a. Andrology. Diagnostics required if pregnancy does not occur after 12 months of unprotected GM (conception probability 25% per cycle in healthy couples, 85% after 1 year).
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
According to the underlying disease.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Ochsendorf F et al (2002) Main symptom: unfulfilled wish to have children. dermatologist 53: 466-470
- Oehninger S (2001) Strategies for the infertile man. Semin Reprod Med 19: 231-237
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Please ask your physician for a reliable diagnosis. This website is only meant as a reference.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer