Open AccessEfficacy of follicle-stimulating hormone as a treatment of severe idiopathic oligospermia: A retrospective study
Author(s) -
Ahmed Aljuhayman,
Abdulmalik Almardawi,
Moayid Fallatah,
Naif Alhathal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_37_19
Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , follicle stimulating hormone , oligospermia , infertility , hormone , sperm , male infertility , sperm motility , population , semen , semen analysis , gynecology , andrology , luteinizing hormone , pregnancy , biology , environmental health , genetics
About 15% of couples are infertile, with the male factor being responsible for about 50% of these cases of infertility. Idiopathic oligospermia (IO) is a dilemma that faces every andrologist and yet is one of the most common causes of male infertility. Although studies have shed some light on multiple treatment modalities and their effectiveness, one of the most fascinating ones is follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).