Abstract | OBJECTIVES: METHODS: Men visiting Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, or D Clinic Tokyo, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, for a first-time examination of fertility underwent scrotal examination, semen analysis and blood tests. Testicular volume measured by orchidometer, semen parameters measured by the Makler counting chamber and endocrinological profiles were compared between men with testicular microlithiasis and without testicular microlithiasis. The correlation between sperm concentration and the number of calcifications, and sperm motility and the number of calcifications, were investigated. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Ippei Hiramatsu, Akira Tsujimura, Miho Miyoshi, Taiki Ogasa, Yuto Miyoshi, Keisuke Ishikawa, Yuka Uesaka, Taiji Nozaki, Masato Shirai, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Shigeo Horie |
Journal | International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
(Int J Urol)
Vol. 27
Issue 11
Pg. 990-995
(Nov 2020)
ISSN: 1442-2042 [Electronic] Australia |
PMID | 32776360
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2020 The Japanese Urological Association. |
Topics |
- Calculi
- Female
- Humans
- Infertility, Male
- Japan
(epidemiology)
- Male
- Pregnancy
- Prevalence
- Sperm Motility
- Testicular Diseases
(diagnostic imaging, epidemiology)
- Testis
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