"Oligospermia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition of suboptimal concentration of SPERMATOZOA in the ejaculated SEMEN to ensure successful FERTILIZATION of an OVUM. In humans, oligospermia is defined as a sperm count below 20 million per milliliter semen.
| Descriptor ID |
D009845
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.294.365.700.508
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| Concept/Terms |
Oligospermia- Oligospermia
- Hypospermatogenesis
- Hypospermatogeneses
- Low Sperm Count
- Low Sperm Counts
- Sperm Count, Low
- Sperm Counts, Low
- Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia
- Oligoasthenoteratozoospermias
- Oligozoospermia
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Oligospermia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Oligospermia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oligospermia" by people in Profiles.
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The Prevalence of Y-chromosome Microdeletions in Oligozoospermic Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of European and North American Studies. Eur Urol. 2019 11; 76(5):626-636.
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Men With Severe Oligospermia Appear to Benefit From Varicocele Repair: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Assisted Reproductive Technology. Urology. 2018 Jan; 111:99-103.
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Use of testicular sperm to combat the negative effects of DNA fragmentation. Asian J Androl. 2016 May-Jun; 18(3):434.
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The male infertility office visit. Minerva Urol Nefrol. 2015 Jun; 67(2):157-68.
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Enclomiphene citrate stimulates testosterone production while preventing oligospermia: a?randomized phase II clinical trial comparing topical testosterone. Fertil Steril. 2014 Sep; 102(3):720-7.
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The office visit. Urol Clin North Am. 2014 Feb; 41(1):19-37.
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UBE2B mRNA alterations are associated with severe oligozoospermia in infertile men. Mol Hum Reprod. 2013 Jun; 19(6):388-94.
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Counting your sperm before they fertilize: are sperm counts really declining? Asian J Androl. 2013 Mar; 15(2):179-83.
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Early versus late maturation arrest: reproductive outcomes of testicular failure. J Urol. 2011 Aug; 186(2):621-6.
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Comprehensive 5-year study of cytogenetic aberrations in 668 infertile men. J Urol. 2010 Apr; 183(4):1636-42.