| AMH | anti-Müllerian hormone |
| AR | androgen receptor |
| BTB | blood testicular barrier |
| CAG | cytosine-adenine-guanine |
| CP | clinical pregnancy |
| cTESE | conventional TESE |
| DTB | diagnostic testicular biopsy |
| E2 | estradiol |
| ECR | embryo cleavage rate |
| ETC | embryo transfer cycle |
| FNA | fine needle aspiration |
| FR | fertilization rate |
| FSH | Follicular stimulating hormone |
| GnRH | gonadotropin releasing hormone |
| HCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| HPG | Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonad |
| ICSI | intracytoplasmic sperm injection |
| INSL3 | insulin-like peptide-3 |
| IR | implantation rate |
| KS | Klinefelter syndrome |
| LBDR | live birth delivery rate |
| LC | Leydig cells |
| LH | Luteinizing hormone |
| LHR | Luteinizing hormone receptor |
| mTESE | microsurgical testicular sperm extraction |
| MESA | microscopic epididymal sperm aspiration |
| NB | newborn |
| PAI | plasminogen activator inhibitor |
| PGT | preimplantation genetic testing |
| PESA | percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration |
| PND | prenatal diagnosis |
| PRL | prolactin |
| SC | Sertoli cell |
| SHBG | sex-hormone-binding globulin |
| SHOX | short-stature Homeobox containing gene on chromosome X |
| SRR | spermatozoa retrieval rate |
| SSR | successful spermatozoa recover |
| T | Testosterone |
| TESA | testicular sperm aspiration |
| TESE | testicular sperm extraction |