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Endocrine Infertility

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This chapter encompasses all spermatogenesis-altering conditions affecting the normal male endocrine balance. Such conditions can be caused by either testicular abnormalities (or other endocrine gland or pituitary-hypothalamus disorders) or the effect of exogenous substances (endocrine disruptors).

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  1. Istituto Medicina Interna D, Università degli Studi di Verona, Piazzale L. A. Scuro 1, Verona, 37134, Italy

    Giorgio D. Piubello

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  1. Andrological Unit, Gynepro Medical Team, Bologna, Italy

    Giorgio Cavallini

  2. Andrological and Reproductive Medicine Unit, Centro Demetra, Firenze, Italy

    Giovanni Beretta

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Piubello, G.D. (2015). Endocrine Infertility. In: Cavallini, G., Beretta, G. (eds) Clinical Management of Male Infertility. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08503-6_14

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