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Recovery from azoospermia caused by a testicular injury: a case report
Author(s) -
Hagiuda J.,
Ishikawa H.,
Hanawa Y.,
Marumo K.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1439-0272
pISSN - 0303-4569
DOI - 10.1111/and.12089
Subject(s) - azoospermia , medicine , orchiectomy , obstructive azoospermia , semen analysis , semen , male infertility , infertility , spermatogenesis , urology , surgery , andrology , biology , pregnancy , genetics
Summary Some cases of testicular trauma cause infertility especially when the injured testes are not removed. However, only a few long‐term follow‐up studies investigating endocrinological and semen parameters in patients who had testicular trauma have been conducted. Herein, we report an interesting case of a patient who spontaneously recovered from azoospermia due to a traffic injury and present in detail the results of the hormonal examination and semen analysis. The patient was a 22‐year‐old man with a history of left testicular injury and bilateral orchidopexy. Four months after the injury, the semen parameters improved but azoospermia occurred 1 year later. However, spermatogenesis spontaneously recovered without any treatment or without undergoing orchiectomy 6 months after the testicular injury.