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oligospermia
Few living spermatozoa in the semen.
Genetics:
- chromosomal deletions in chromosome Yq11.23 region, including the DAZ genes (DAZ, DAZ2, DAZ4), are a cause of azoospermia or oligospermia
- defects in DAZL may be a cause of oligospermia or azoospermia
Related
azoospermia
semen
spermatogenesis
spermatozoa
Specific
idiopathic oligospermia
General
sign/symptom
References
Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998