Surgical management of male infertility: an update

Male factor infertility is common, affecting 7% of the total population and up to half of couples who are trying to conceive. Various surgical and reconstructive options allow biological paternity depending on the etiology of the male factor issues. This article describes historical treatments and n...

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Autores principales: Velasquez, Monica, Tanrikut, Cigdem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2014
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4708298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26816754
http://dx.doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2223-4683.2014.01.05
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spelling pubmed-47082982016-01-26 Surgical management of male infertility: an update Velasquez, Monica Tanrikut, Cigdem Transl Androl Urol Review Article Male factor infertility is common, affecting 7% of the total population and up to half of couples who are trying to conceive. Various surgical and reconstructive options allow biological paternity depending on the etiology of the male factor issues. This article describes historical treatments and newer approaches, discussing the role for traditional open surgery, microsurgery and robotic surgery, as well as interventional radiologic procedures in the management of male infertility. AME Publishing Company 2014-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4708298/ /pubmed/26816754 http://dx.doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2223-4683.2014.01.05 Text en 2014 Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved.
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