Open AccessShould non-mosaic Klinefelter syndrome men be labelled as infertile in 2009?
Author(s) -
Gail Fullerton,
Mark Hamilton,
Abha Maheshwari
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dep431
Subject(s) - sperm retrieval , klinefelter syndrome , azoospermia , testicular sperm extraction , sperm , intracytoplasmic sperm injection , medicine , male infertility , gynecology , infertility , andrology , pregnancy , biology , pediatrics , genetics
Klinefelter syndrome is a common genetic condition. Affected non-mosaic men are azoospermic and have been labelled as infertile. Despite reports that these men can have children using assisted reproduction techniques, it is not common practice in the UK to offer sperm retrieval to these men.
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