Spermatogenesis

Findings from S. Shefi and co-authors provide new insights into spermatogenesis

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 11th, 2009

According to a study from Israel, "It is widely thought that human testicles affected by unilateral pathology will have greater impairment of spermatogenesis than the otherwise unaffected testis. This study reviewed records of non-obstructive azoospermic (NOA) and Virtually azoospermic (NOVA) men with associated testicular pathology who underwent testicular fine needle aspiration (FNA) mapping."

"Concentration of spermatozoa found in each testis was analysed to discern sperm-lateralization patterns in affected and unaffected testes. A total of 1098 FNA sites from 56 men (32 varicocele. 16 cryptorchidism, three epididymo-orchitis. two Mumps orchitis, three torsion) were...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-06-11)

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