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The duration of infertility affects semen parameters in primary infertile men: results of a single-centre, cross-sectional study.

Luca BoeriEugenio VentimigliaPaolo CapogrossoAngela PecoraroFilippo PederzoliWalter CazzanigaEdoardo PozziMassimo AlfanoPaola ViganòEmanuele MontanariFrancesco MontorsiAlessia d'Arma
Published in: BJU international (2018)
This cross-sectional study showed that DI had a negative impact on semen parameters in primary infertile men. Sperm concentration was negatively associated with DI and patients with a longer DI reported higher rates of azoospermia. Furthermore, DI was significantly associated with a higher risk of oligozoospermia, low TMSC, and NOA.
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