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. 1976 Nov;52(613):693–696. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.52.613.693

The results of 100 small tissue biopsies of testis in male infertile patients.

R Scott, J Sinclair, A Rourke, S Chowdhury, A Yates, J Shaba
PMCID: PMC2496347  PMID: 1012997

Abstract

The value of testicular biopsy in male infertility has recently been emphasized by Meinhard, McRae and Chisholm (1973), and the present authors agree with them that a biopsy is essential for the following reasons: (1) to establish a firm diagnosis; (2) to rationalize therapy on the basis of histological findings; (3) new developments in drug therapy and electronmicroscopic techniques will help to clarify many areas of doubt and uncertainty in this difficult field; (4) the diagnosis of 'sloughing' by itself may mask changes in germinal cell development which may be amenable to hormone therapy.

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