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Testicular Biopsy: Structural Aspects

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Diagnosis in Andrology

Part of the book series: Clinics in Andrology ((CLAN,volume 4))

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In North America approximately 15% of marriages are barren (MacLeod, 1971, Simmons, 1956) and male factor infertility accounts for half of these cases (Paulsen, 1974; Reame and Hafez, 1975). The investigative protocol of infertile males includes semen analysis, testicular biopsy and endocrinologic evaluation. From these determinations a broad clinical pathologic classification has evolved, made up of three groups: the pre-testicular, testicular and post-testicular causes (Wong et al., 1973a).

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  1. Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    J. Bain

  2. Detroit, Michigan, USA

    E. S. E. Hafez

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Buckspan, M.B., Bedard, Y.C., Colgan, T.J. (1980). Testicular Biopsy: Structural Aspects. In: Bain, J., Hafez, E.S.E. (eds) Diagnosis in Andrology. Clinics in Andrology, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7511-1_7

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