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Sympathetic Orchiopathia—An Experimental and Clinical Study
Author(s) -
WALLACE D. M. A.,
GUNTER P. A.,
LANDON G. V.,
PUGH R. C. B.,
HENDRY W. F.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1982.tb13644.x
Subject(s) - testicle , semen , medicine , sperm , andrology , physiology
Summary— An experimental and a clinical study have been performed to elucidate the nature of contralateral testicular damage following unilateral testicular injury—sympathetic orchiopathia. In an experimental study significant impairment of sperm production was produced by contralateral testicular damage which did not seem to be immunologically mediated or to involve the breakdown of the “blood‐testis” barrier. In 5 subfertile patients with oligozoospermia and unilateral testicular damage, removal of the damaged testicle did not result in an improvement in their semen analysis.