Abstract
Bromocriptine (Parlodel) was prescribed for the treatment of 15 oligospermic and five azoospermic males. Six of the oligospermic males had improvement of their sperm density and four achieved a successful pregnancy. No improvement was observed in the azoospermic patients.
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