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[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, sweat chloride concentration, respiratory function tests, sinus abnormalities, pancreatic and hepatic functions in 22...
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