Combating infertility problems Oct 31, 2009
However, a visit to a fertility expert came as a shocker for those pointing fingers at Maya for her inability to conceive - Rajeev's semen analysis test showed that he suffered from oligospermia (low sperm count). He was advised to go in for either Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) or Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). (India Times, India)
Manny Being Woman-y May 9, 2009
But a man of Manny's agehe's 36would take HCG if he's suffering from oligospermia, or a low sperm count. The hormone is generally administered via intramuscular injection. (Slate)
Stem Cell Transplantation Helps Patients With Diabetes Become Insulin Free Apr 16, 2009
Two patients developed pneumonia in the hospital, 3 patients developed late endocrine dysfunction, and 9 patients developed oligospermia (sperm deficiency). There were no deaths. (Science Daily)
Spermatogenesis in a Man with Complete Deletion of USP9Y Feb 26, 2009
Deletions in the azoospermia factor region AZFa on the human Y chromosome and, more specifically, in the region that encompasses the ubiquitin-specific peptidase 9, Y-linked gene USP9Y have been implicated in infertility associated with oligospermia and azoospermia. We have characterized in detail a deletion in AZFa that results in an absence of USP9Y in a normospermic man and his brother and father. (New England Journal of Medicine)