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Laboratory Evaluation for Male Infertility

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The diagnosis and treatment options for male infertility have recently undergone a sea of change as advancements in technology and understanding in the fields of molecular biology, genetics, and laboratory medicine have grown. Further, advancements in assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have rendered previously subfertile and infertile couples with various options for pregnancy. Such changes in the understanding and treatment of fertility and infertility have necessitated a much more detailed assessment of the couple presenting with infertility. At the basis of this assessment is a sophisticated and methodological evaluation of male factor infertility including laboratory assessment of urine, serum, and semen, as well as radiological and genetic studies.

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The authors would like to thank Eric Klein, MD, Chairman, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, for his support.

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    Ryan Mori MD, MS

  2. Department of Urology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue/Q10-1, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    Edmund Sabanegh Jr. MD

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    Sijo J. Parekattil

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    Ashok Agarwal

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Mori, R., Sabanegh, E. (2012). Laboratory Evaluation for Male Infertility. In: Parekattil, S., Agarwal, A. (eds) Male Infertility. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3335-4_2

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