Azoospermia

Not to be confused with aspermia, which refers to the absence of semen in a male.
Azoospermia
Semen analysis revealing no sperm cells and multiple white blood cells
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Azoospermia is the medical condition of a man whose semen contains no sperm.[1] It is associated with male infertility, but many forms are amenable to medical treatment. In humans, azoospermia affects about 1% of the male population[2] and may be seen in up to 20% of male infertility situations in Canada.[3]

In a non-pathological context, azoospermia is also the intended result of a vasectomy.[4]

  1. ^ Berookhim, BM; Schlegel, PN (February 2014). "Azoospermia due to spermatogenic failure". The Urologic Clinics of North America. 41 (1): 97–113. doi:10.1016/j.ucl.2013.08.004. PMID 24286770.
  2. ^ Infertility: Report on Evaluation of the Azoospermic Male (PDF). American Urological Association; American Society for Reproductive Medicine. 2001. ISBN 978-0-9649702-8-1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  3. ^ Jarvi, K; Lo, K; Fischer, A; Grantmyre, J; Zini, A; Chow, V; Mak, V (2010). "CUA Guideline: The workup of azoospermic males". Canadian Urological Association Journal. 4 (3): 163–7. doi:10.5489/cuaj.10050. PMC 2874589. PMID 20514278.
  4. ^ Barone, Mark A.; Irsula, Belinda; Chen-Mok, Mario; Sokal, David C.; the Investigator study group (2004-07-19). "Effectiveness of vasectomy using cautery". BMC Urology. 4 (1): 10. doi:10.1186/1471-2490-4-10. ISSN 1471-2490. PMC 503392. PMID 15260885.