Article
[Male infertility caused by bilateral agenesis of the vas deferens: a new clinical form of cystic fibrosis?].
La Revue de medecine interne - 1 Jan 1997
Durieu I, Bey-Omar F, Rollet J, Boggio D, Bellon G, Morel Y, Vital Durand D
Abstract excerpt
Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens causes male excretory infertility and represents 1 to 2% of male infertility. Because of a genotypic similarity with cystic fibrosis, the possible in vitro fertilization with epididymal sperm requires careful genetic counselling. We studied genotype, s...
Topics
- Adult
- Chlorine
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- Genotype
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Infertility, Male
- Male
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Sinusitis
- Sweat
- Vas Deferens