TWO CASES OF “9+0” IMMOTILE SPERMATOZOA

Two cases of 9+0 immotile spermatozoa were presented. The patients were 31-year-old and 36-year-old men with the complaint of infertility. The first case had a left varicoceleo The concentrations of LH, FSH, Testosterone, Prolactin and Estradiol of both cases were within the normal limits. The elect...

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Published inNippon Hinyokika Gakkai zasshi Vol. 77; no. 10; pp. 1643 - 1646
Main Authors Sumiya, Hidenori, Takahara, Masanobu, Kataumi, Zengo, Kawamura, Kenji, Fuse, Hideki, Ito, Haruo, Shimazaki, Jun, Toyama, Yoshiro, Nagano, Toshio
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan THE JAPANESE UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 01.10.1986
Subjects
Adult
Humans
Infertility, Male - pathology
Male
Sperm Motility
Sperm Tail - abnormalities
Sperm Tail - ultrastructure
Spermatozoa - abnormalities
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Summary:Two cases of 9+0 immotile spermatozoa were presented. The patients were 31-year-old and 36-year-old men with the complaint of infertility. The first case had a left varicoceleo The concentrations of LH, FSH, Testosterone, Prolactin and Estradiol of both cases were within the normal limits. The electron microscopy of the sperm tail showed defects of central microtubules (central pair) without abnormality of dynein arms and peripheral microtubules. Nasal cilia showed a normal motility.
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ISSN:0021-5287
1884-7110
DOI:10.5980/jpnjurol1928.77.10_1643