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Male infertility due to obstructive azoospermia

MedGen UID:
1843059
Concept ID:
C5680348
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Male infertility due to impaired sperm transport
 
Orphanet: ORPHA98343

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • Male infertility due to obstructive azoospermia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Modgil V, Rai S, Ralph DJ, Muneer A
Nat Rev Urol 2016 Jan;13(1):13-20. Epub 2015 Dec 1 doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2015.276. PMID: 26620608

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Piechka A, Sparanese S, Witherspoon L, Hach F, Flannigan R
Nat Rev Urol 2024 Feb;21(2):67-90. Epub 2023 Dec 18 doi: 10.1038/s41585-023-00837-9. PMID: 38110528
Xia P, Ouyang S, Shen R, Guo Z, Zhang G, Liu X, Yang X, Xie K, Wang D
Int J Mol Sci 2023 May 16;24(10) doi: 10.3390/ijms24108819. PMID: 37240164Free PMC Article
Wyrwoll MJ, Köckerling N, Vockel M, Dicke AK, Rotte N, Pohl E, Emich J, Wöste M, Ruckert C, Wabschke R, Seggewiss J, Ledig S, Tewes AC, Stratis Y, Cremers JF, Wistuba J, Krallmann C, Kliesch S, Röpke A, Stallmeyer B, Friedrich C, Tüttelmann F
Eur Urol 2023 May;83(5):452-462. Epub 2022 Jun 8 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2022.05.011. PMID: 35690514
Nagirnaja L, Lopes AM, Charng WL, Miller B, Stakaitis R, Golubickaite I, Stendahl A, Luan T, Friedrich C, Mahyari E, Fadial E, Kasak L, Vigh-Conrad K, Oud MS, Xavier MJ, Cheers SR, James ER, Guo J, Jenkins TG, Riera-Escamilla A, Barros A, Carvalho F, Fernandes S, Gonçalves J, Gurnett CA, Jørgensen N, Jezek D, Jungheim ES, Kliesch S, McLachlan RI, Omurtag KR, Pilatz A, Sandlow JI, Smith J, Eisenberg ML, Hotaling JM, Jarvi KA, Punab M, Rajpert-De Meyts E, Carrell DT, Krausz C, Laan M, O'Bryan MK, Schlegel PN, Tüttelmann F, Veltman JA, Almstrup K, Aston KI, Conrad DF
Nat Commun 2022 Dec 26;13(1):7953. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-35661-z. PMID: 36572685Free PMC Article
Xie C, Wang W, Tu C, Meng L, Lu G, Lin G, Lu LY, Tan YQ
Hum Reprod Update 2022 Nov 2;28(6):763-797. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmac024. PMID: 35613017

Diagnosis

Cioppi F, Rosta V, Krausz C
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Mar 23;22(6) doi: 10.3390/ijms22063264. PMID: 33806855Free PMC Article
Jiao SY, Yang YH, Chen SR
Hum Reprod Update 2021 Jan 4;27(1):154-189. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmaa034. PMID: 33118031
Zhao L, Yao C, Xing X, Jing T, Li P, Zhu Z, Yang C, Zhai J, Tian R, Chen H, Luo J, Liu N, Deng Z, Lin X, Li N, Fang J, Sun J, Wang C, Zhou Z, Li Z
Nat Commun 2020 Nov 10;11(1):5683. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19414-4. PMID: 33173058Free PMC Article
Krausz C, Riera-Escamilla A
Nat Rev Urol 2018 Jun;15(6):369-384. doi: 10.1038/s41585-018-0003-3. PMID: 29622783
Cocuzza M, Alvarenga C, Pagani R
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2013;68 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):15-26. doi: 10.6061/clinics/2013(sup01)03. PMID: 23503951Free PMC Article

Therapy

Brant A, Schlegel PN
Curr Opin Urol 2023 Jan 1;33(1):39-44. Epub 2022 Oct 27 doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000001055. PMID: 36301052
Kamiński P, Baszyński J, Jerzak I, Kavanagh BP, Nowacka-Chiari E, Polanin M, Szymański M, Woźniak A, Kozera W
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Jul 24;21(15) doi: 10.3390/ijms21155274. PMID: 32722328Free PMC Article
Huang AW, Muneyyirci-Delale O
Andrology 2017 Jul;5(4):679-690. Epub 2017 Jun 29 doi: 10.1111/andr.12370. PMID: 28662541
Practice Committee of American Society for Reproductive Medicine in collaboration with Society for Male Reproduction and Urology
Fertil Steril 2008 Nov;90(5 Suppl):S121-4. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.096. PMID: 19007607
Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Fertil Steril 2006 Nov;86(5 Suppl 1):S259-63. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.08.031. PMID: 17055837

Prognosis

Wyrwoll MJ, Köckerling N, Vockel M, Dicke AK, Rotte N, Pohl E, Emich J, Wöste M, Ruckert C, Wabschke R, Seggewiss J, Ledig S, Tewes AC, Stratis Y, Cremers JF, Wistuba J, Krallmann C, Kliesch S, Röpke A, Stallmeyer B, Friedrich C, Tüttelmann F
Eur Urol 2023 May;83(5):452-462. Epub 2022 Jun 8 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2022.05.011. PMID: 35690514
Jiao SY, Yang YH, Chen SR
Hum Reprod Update 2021 Jan 4;27(1):154-189. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmaa034. PMID: 33118031
Abu MA, Tajuddin SA, Abdul Karim AK, Ahmad MF, Mohd Razi ZR, Omar MH
Minerva Ginecol 2020 Oct;72(5):351-354. Epub 2020 Jul 28 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4784.20.04573-6. PMID: 32720800
Krausz C, Riera-Escamilla A
Exp Suppl 2019;111:341-366. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-25905-1_16. PMID: 31588539
Silber SJ
Urology 1989 Jan;33(1):47-51. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(89)90066-6. PMID: 2911926

Clinical prediction guides

Xia P, Ouyang S, Shen R, Guo Z, Zhang G, Liu X, Yang X, Xie K, Wang D
Int J Mol Sci 2023 May 16;24(10) doi: 10.3390/ijms24108819. PMID: 37240164Free PMC Article
Wyrwoll MJ, Köckerling N, Vockel M, Dicke AK, Rotte N, Pohl E, Emich J, Wöste M, Ruckert C, Wabschke R, Seggewiss J, Ledig S, Tewes AC, Stratis Y, Cremers JF, Wistuba J, Krallmann C, Kliesch S, Röpke A, Stallmeyer B, Friedrich C, Tüttelmann F
Eur Urol 2023 May;83(5):452-462. Epub 2022 Jun 8 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2022.05.011. PMID: 35690514
Jiao SY, Yang YH, Chen SR
Hum Reprod Update 2021 Jan 4;27(1):154-189. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmaa034. PMID: 33118031
Abu MA, Tajuddin SA, Abdul Karim AK, Ahmad MF, Mohd Razi ZR, Omar MH
Minerva Ginecol 2020 Oct;72(5):351-354. Epub 2020 Jul 28 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4784.20.04573-6. PMID: 32720800
Krausz C, Riera-Escamilla A
Exp Suppl 2019;111:341-366. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-25905-1_16. PMID: 31588539

Recent systematic reviews

Tharakan T, Corona G, Foran D, Salonia A, Sofikitis N, Giwercman A, Krausz C, Yap T, Jayasena CN, Minhas S
Hum Reprod Update 2022 Aug 25;28(5):609-628. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmac016. PMID: 35526153Free PMC Article
Zhankina R, Baghban N, Askarov M, Saipiyeva D, Ibragimov A, Kadirova B, Khoradmehr A, Nabipour I, Shirazi R, Zhanbyrbekuly U, Tamadon A
Stem Cell Res Ther 2021 Apr 6;12(1):229. doi: 10.1186/s13287-021-02295-9. PMID: 33823925Free PMC Article
Corona G, Minhas S, Giwercman A, Bettocchi C, Dinkelman-Smit M, Dohle G, Fusco F, Kadioglou A, Kliesch S, Kopa Z, Krausz C, Pelliccione F, Pizzocaro A, Rassweiler J, Verze P, Vignozzi L, Weidner W, Maggi M, Sofikitis N
Hum Reprod Update 2019 Nov 5;25(6):733-757. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmz028. PMID: 31665451
Kordzadeh A, Liu MO, Jayanthi NV
Hernia 2017 Feb;21(1):1-7. Epub 2016 Dec 3 doi: 10.1007/s10029-016-1560-0. PMID: 27915384
Lotti F, Maggi M
Hum Reprod Update 2015 Jan-Feb;21(1):56-83. Epub 2014 Jul 19 doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmu042. PMID: 25038770

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