Historical investigations into varicocele pathophysiology and sperm migration

Fertil Steril. 2018 Jan;109(1):75-76. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.11.007. Epub 2017 Dec 20.

Abstract

Stephenson JD, O'Shaughnessy EJ. Hypospermia and its relationship to varicocele and intrascrotal temperature. Fertil Steril 168;19(1):110-7. "There is a frequently observed, definite relationship between varicocele and hypospermia." Moghissi KS. Human and bovine sperm migration. Fertil Steril 1968;19(1):118-22. "Van Leeuwenhoek's discovery of motile spermatozoa led to the conclusion that their migration was due to their own propellant activity."

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Research / history*
  • Body Temperature Regulation
  • Fertility*
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Male / history*
  • Infertility, Male / pathology
  • Infertility, Male / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Oligospermia / history
  • Oligospermia / pathology
  • Reproductive Medicine / history*
  • Sperm Count
  • Sperm Motility*
  • Spermatozoa* / pathology
  • Varicocele / history*
  • Varicocele / pathology
  • Varicocele / physiopathology