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Testis Biopsy and the Infertile Male

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Abstract

This chapter begins with the use of diagnostic testis biopsy to evaluate azoospermia. It then describes the basics of spermatogenesis in oligospermic and normospermic men, and the use of therapeutic testis biopsy for sperm retrieval and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Finally, it discusses the differences in embryo quality, chromosomal abnormalities, and pregnancy rates with testis sperm versus ejaculated sperm.

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