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Male Infertility

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Radiological Imaging of Endocrine Diseases

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Infertility is a complex and often multifactorial problem requiring coordinated management by a multi-disciplinary team including one or more radiologists. In up to 50% of cases, the problem is partially or totally due to the male partner (Ross 1983; Pontonnier and Bujan. 1993). Semen analysis and the postcoital Huhner test are the initial techniques for assessment of an infertile couple (Belaisch 1987; Nys et al. 1992). If these examinations are abnormal, the cause should be sought in the male partner.

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Boyer, L., Ravel, A., Viallet, J.F. (1999). Male Infertility. In: Bruneton, J.N. (eds) Radiological Imaging of Endocrine Diseases. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59965-1_9

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