Integrated treatment for azoospermia caused by radiotherapy after surgical treatment of spermatocytoma: a case report / 中华男科学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate a therapeutic method for male infertility caused by radiotherapy after surgical treatment of spermatocytoma.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A case of azoospermia caused by radiotherapy after surgical treatment of spermatocytoma was reported and the Chinese medicine Jiaweishuiluerxiandan was used as a major therapy for 3 years.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The patient's health condition was improved dramatically two years after being treated by the Chinese medicine but no sperm was found in his semen. However, three years after the treatment, his spermatozoon density was recovered from zero to 2.0 x 10(6)/ml with normal morphology. His sperm was subsequently used for intracytoplasmic sperm injection, which made his spouse pregnant successfully, and an healthy male infant was born by caesarean birth.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Chinese medicine is a successful try at treating male infertility caused by radiotherapy after surgical treatment of spermatocytoma. For those who have failed to get their sperm frozen before surgery, Chinese medicine is a choice for remediation.</p>