TY  - JOUR
T1  - Imaging of the Male Genital Tract: A Review of the Mechanism of Sperm Quality Impairment in Infertility
A1  - Silvia W. Lestari
A1  - Andrian Japari
A1  - Daniel Makes
A1  - Gito Wasian
A1  - Judie Hartono
A1  - Petrus Supardi
A1  - Andon Hestiantoro
JF  - International Journal of Pharmaceutical And Phytopharmacological Research
JO  - Int J Pharm Phytopharmacol Res
SN  - 2250-1029
Y1  - 2020
VL  - 10
IS  - 1
SP  - 87
EP  - 96
N2  - Male infertility is generally diagnosed by anamnesis, physical examination, and also semen analysis. But, in some cases, imaging methods need to be used for additional help to find out the cause of infertility. A literature search from the PubMed database was performed using keywords of male genital tract imaging, sperm quality impairment, and infertility cases to find appropriate articles, then all results were collected and selected. The most common cause of male infertility is varicocele semen analysis followed by testicular atrophy, microlithiasis, undescended testis (UDT) or inflammation, which can impair spermatogenesis. Ejaculatory duct obstruction also causes blockage of sperm passage. Additional knowledge of the mechanism of sperm quality impairment, and accompanied by male genital tract imaging, is expected to help the clinician to decide more specific pathological management in andrological cases.
UR  - https://eijppr.com/article/imaging-of-the-male-genital-tract-a-review-of-the-mechanism-of-sperm-quality-impairment-in-infertility
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