Cytogenetic study in 102 infertile men


GÜNDÜZ G., Luleci G., Baykara M.

UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS, vol.61, no.1, pp.32-34, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 61 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Doi Number: 10.1159/000030280
  • Journal Name: UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.32-34
  • Keywords: infertility, male, cytogenetic study, SPERM COUNT, MALES
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Chromosomal anomalies may be a reason for male infertility, To find out whether this is true mitotic chromosome studies were performed on 41 males with azoospermia and 61 males with oligozoospermia. A constitutional chromosomal abnormality was diagnosed in 14 (34.1%) azoospermic patients and in 2 (3.3%) oligozoospermic patients. The 47,XXY karyotype was the commonest in the azoospermic group. An overall incidence of 15.7% abnormality indicates that routine chromosome analysis of infertile men should be considered.