Etiology of azoospermia in a large nonreferral inner-city population

Fogle, Robin H.; Steiner, Anne Z.; Marshall, Freya E.; Sokol, Rebecca Z.

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.12.047

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Volume 86, Issue 1 , Pages 197-199, July 2006

Etiology of azoospermia in a large nonreferral inner-city population

Robin H. Fogle, M.D.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Los Angeles, California
- Reprint requests: Robin H. Fogle, M.D., Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 1240 North Mission Road, Room 8K9, Los Angeles, California 90033 (FAX: 323-226-2850).
Anne Z. Steiner, M.D., M.P.H.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Los Angeles, California
Freya E. Marshall, B.S.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Los Angeles, California
Rebecca Z. Sokol, M.D., M.P.H.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Los Angeles, California
- Department of Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

Received 13 July 2005; received in revised form 14 December 2005; accepted 14 December 2005. published online 05 June 2006.

A higher proportion of nonobstructive than obstructive azoospermia, as well as an increased prevalence of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism were documented in a retrospective study characterizing azoospermia in a population of predominantly Latino, inner-city male partners of infertile couples, as compared to previous reports from relatively affluent socioeconomic status male populations.