Morphological pattern of male infertility - an experience at Lahore General Hospital, Lahore

ABSTRACT

This is a retrospective study carried on fifty patients undergoing testicular biopsy for work up of male factor infertility in the Department of Urology Lahore General Hospital, Lahore. The objective was to determine the predominant histopathological patterns in testicular biopsies .A clinically relevant classification was utilized. Of the total 50 patients studied, normal spermatogenesis was found in 38 percent of cases. Hypospermatogenesis was found in 12 percent of cases, maturation arrest in 10 percent, germinal aplasia in 18 percent and end stage testis in 22 percent of cases. A higher percentage of germinal cell aplasia and end stage testis was seen in this study. The sample size, design of different studies and criteria used for patient selection explain the cause of observed differences