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Techniques for Sperm Harvest

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Advances in assisted reproductive techniques have allowed spermatozoa retrieved from any portion of the reproductive tract to be used for pregnancy. This chapter focuses on the techniques of sperm harvesting in men with ejaculatory failure, obstructive azoospermia, and nonobstructive azoospermia.

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  1. James Buchanan Brady Foundation, Starr 900, Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, The New York Presbyterian Hospital, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    Wayland Hsiao & Peter N. Schlegel

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Hsiao, W., Schlegel, P.N. (2011). Techniques for Sperm Harvest. In: Sabanegh, E. (eds) Male Infertility. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-193-6_11

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