Semen analysis in a 21 years old man ten years after scrotal lymphedema: a case report

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Published: Dec 12, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52600/2763-583X.bjcr.2023.3.1.38-41
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Case report, Scrotal lymphoedema, Fertility, Gametogenesis, Semen analysis

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Fernando Tadeu Andrade-Rocha
Lisa Andrology Lab
Walter Dario Cardona Maya
Grupo Reproducción, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia - UdeA

Abstract

The semen analysis is the primary test to evaluate the fertile potential of a man, and after a scrotal lymphoedema, it is possible to have some associated reproductive alterations. This case report aims to present the semen analysis of a 21-year-old man ten years after scrotal lymphedema. The man presents azoospermia after suffering from lymphedema at an early age. Based on this case, and as a suggestion, all patients with scrotal lymphedema should be informed of any possible negative effect on the seminal quality and perhaps affectation of their fertility.

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Andrade-Rocha, F. T., & Cardona Maya, W. D. (2022). Semen analysis in a 21 years old man ten years after scrotal lymphedema: a case report. Brazilian Journal of Case Reports, 3(1), 38–41. https://doi.org/10.52600/2763-583X.bjcr.2023.3.1.38-41
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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023): January/March - 2023
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Clinical Case Reports
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Fernando Tadeu Andrade-Rocha, Lisa Andrology Lab

Lisa Andrology Lab, Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil.

Walter Dario Cardona Maya, Grupo Reproducción, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia - UdeA

Grupo Reproducción, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia - UdeA, Medellín, Colombia.

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