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Azoospermia

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Oliospermia, as we have mentioned, is generally refractory to urologic treatment and requires ICSI. ICSI has revolutionized the management of obgoasthenospermia. However, azoospermia is an even bigger hurdle. Thus, we will spend a lot of time on this subject, since there is now good treatment for both obstructive and even nonobstructive azoospermia.

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  1. Infertility Center of St. Louis, St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Sherman Silber MD (Director, Professor of Urology)

  2. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Sherman Silber MD (Director, Professor of Urology)

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Silber, S. (2018). Azoospermia. In: Fundamentals of Male Infertility. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76523-5_11

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