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Traditionally, the diagnosis of male (in)fertility has relied on the results from clinical evaluation and semen analysis. Although these approaches have undeniable merit, often times causes for subfertility are more covert and are not readily identified by these traditional approaches. In these instances, the diagnosis is simply written as idio-pathic or undiagnosed. The genomic and proteomic eras have promised great potential to remedy those cases defined as undiagnosed and further advance our understanding of the complex processes that combine and contribute to the so-called fertile and infertile male.
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De Jonge, C. (2007). The Future of the Diagnosis of Male (In) Fertility. In: Carrell, D.T. (eds) The Genetics of Male Infertility. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-176-5_17
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