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Moderate oligozoospermia

MedGen UID:
1841781
Concept ID:
C5826681
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0034817

Definition

A type of oligozoospermia characterized by a total number of more than 10 but less than 29 million sperm in the ejaculate or a concentration of more than 5 but less than 10 million sperm per milliliter. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Okuyama A, Namiki M, Aono T, Matsumoto K, Utsunomiya M, Itoh H, Yoshioka T, Itatani H, Sonoda T
Arch Androl 1984;12 Suppl:29-33. PMID: 6152576
Schellen TM, Bruinse HW
Andrologia 1980 Mar-Apr;12(2):174-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1980.tb00607.x. PMID: 6770719

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Zhang C, Rong N, Lin Z, Li PQ, Shi J, Zhou W, Niu L, Li F, Tang R, Li L, Meng L
Lab Chip 2024 Nov 5;24(22):5113-5123. doi: 10.1039/d4lc00604f. PMID: 39415506
Grammatis AL, Pappas A, Kokkali G, Pantos K, Vlahos N
Andrology 2023 Oct;11(7):1326-1336. Epub 2023 Mar 14 doi: 10.1111/andr.13415. PMID: 36825652
Bellil H, Herve B, Herzog E, Ayoubi JM, Vialard F, Poulain M
J Assist Reprod Genet 2020 Mar;37(3):573-577. Epub 2020 Jan 24 doi: 10.1007/s10815-020-01690-0. PMID: 31981038Free PMC Article
Bak CW, Song SH, Yoon TK, Lim JJ, Shin TE, Sung S
Int J Urol 2010 Nov;17(11):937-43. Epub 2010 Sep 10 doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2010.02628.x. PMID: 20831771
Francavilla F, Romano R, Santucci R, Poccia G
Fertil Steril 1990 May;53(5):892-7. PMID: 2185044

Diagnosis

Kong X, Ye Z, Chen Y, Zhao H, Tu J, Meng T, Xiong C, Li H, Gong Y, Zheng L, Cheng B, Zhang Z, Xu P
J Clin Lab Anal 2021 Aug;35(8):e23882. Epub 2021 Jun 28 doi: 10.1002/jcla.23882. PMID: 34181290Free PMC Article
Bellil H, Herve B, Herzog E, Ayoubi JM, Vialard F, Poulain M
J Assist Reprod Genet 2020 Mar;37(3):573-577. Epub 2020 Jan 24 doi: 10.1007/s10815-020-01690-0. PMID: 31981038Free PMC Article
Zhang YS, Dai RL, Wang RX, Zhang HG, Chen S, Liu RZ
Urology 2013 Sep;82(3):584-8. Epub 2013 Jun 13 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2013.04.017. PMID: 23769119
Bak CW, Song SH, Yoon TK, Lim JJ, Shin TE, Sung S
Int J Urol 2010 Nov;17(11):937-43. Epub 2010 Sep 10 doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2010.02628.x. PMID: 20831771
Pengo M, Ferlin A, Arredi B, Ganz F, Selice R, Garolla A, Foresta C
Reprod Biomed Online 2006 Dec;13(6):795-800. doi: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61026-7. PMID: 17169197

Therapy

Xie BG, Huang YH, Zhu WJ, Jin S
Urol Int 2015;94(1):111-6. Epub 2013 Nov 13 doi: 10.1159/000353975. PMID: 24246711
Sato A, Hiura H, Okae H, Miyauchi N, Abe Y, Utsunomiya T, Yaegashi N, Arima T
Fertil Steril 2011 Jan;95(1):129-34, 134.e1-4. Epub 2010 Jul 24 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.06.076. PMID: 20655520
Wang C, Leung A, Superlano L, Steiner B, Swerdloff RS
Fertil Steril 1997 Jul;68(1):149-53. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)81492-6. PMID: 9207601
Francavilla F, Romano R, Santucci R, Poccia G
Fertil Steril 1990 May;53(5):892-7. PMID: 2185044
Schellen TM, Bruinse HW
Andrologia 1980 Mar-Apr;12(2):174-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1980.tb00607.x. PMID: 6770719

Prognosis

Grammatis AL, Pappas A, Kokkali G, Pantos K, Vlahos N
Andrology 2023 Oct;11(7):1326-1336. Epub 2023 Mar 14 doi: 10.1111/andr.13415. PMID: 36825652
Kong X, Ye Z, Chen Y, Zhao H, Tu J, Meng T, Xiong C, Li H, Gong Y, Zheng L, Cheng B, Zhang Z, Xu P
J Clin Lab Anal 2021 Aug;35(8):e23882. Epub 2021 Jun 28 doi: 10.1002/jcla.23882. PMID: 34181290Free PMC Article
Bak CW, Song SH, Yoon TK, Lim JJ, Shin TE, Sung S
Int J Urol 2010 Nov;17(11):937-43. Epub 2010 Sep 10 doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2010.02628.x. PMID: 20831771
Rodriguez Peña M, Alescio L, Russell A, Lourenco da Cunha J, Alzu G, Bardoneschi E
Andrologia 2009 Oct;41(5):277-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2009.00919.x. PMID: 19737275

Clinical prediction guides

Grammatis AL, Pappas A, Kokkali G, Pantos K, Vlahos N
Andrology 2023 Oct;11(7):1326-1336. Epub 2023 Mar 14 doi: 10.1111/andr.13415. PMID: 36825652
Kong X, Ye Z, Chen Y, Zhao H, Tu J, Meng T, Xiong C, Li H, Gong Y, Zheng L, Cheng B, Zhang Z, Xu P
J Clin Lab Anal 2021 Aug;35(8):e23882. Epub 2021 Jun 28 doi: 10.1002/jcla.23882. PMID: 34181290Free PMC Article
Bak CW, Song SH, Yoon TK, Lim JJ, Shin TE, Sung S
Int J Urol 2010 Nov;17(11):937-43. Epub 2010 Sep 10 doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2010.02628.x. PMID: 20831771
Marques CJ, Costa P, Vaz B, Carvalho F, Fernandes S, Barros A, Sousa M
Mol Hum Reprod 2008 Feb;14(2):67-74. Epub 2008 Jan 4 doi: 10.1093/molehr/gam093. PMID: 18178607
Wang C, Leung A, Superlano L, Steiner B, Swerdloff RS
Fertil Steril 1997 Jul;68(1):149-53. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)81492-6. PMID: 9207601

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