Oligospermia

Oligospermia: Introduction

An insufficient number of sperm in the semen. The condition is also called oligozoospermatism. Oligospermia can affect male fertility but depending on the cause, this may only be temporary. For example fever, certain drugs, smoking and excess alcohol use may temporarily reduce sperm count.

Symptoms of Oligospermia

• Male subfertility
• Male infertility
• more symptoms...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Oligospermia:

• Pregnancy -- Related Home Testing:
  • Home Pregnancy Tests
  • Home Early Pregnancy Tests
  • Home Ovulation Tests
  • Home Fertility Tests
  • Home Rhesus/RH Blood Type Tests
  • Home Fetal Tests
• Fertility-related Home Testing:
  • Home Ovulation Tests
  • Home Fertility Tests
• Male Fertility Tests
  • Home Sperm Tests
  • Sperm Count Tests
  • Sperm Motility Tests
• more tests...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Oligospermia

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Oligospermia?

• Misdiagnosis of Oligospermia
• Failure to diagnose Oligospermia
• Hidden causes of Oligospermia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Oligospermia

Oligospermia: Self Assessment Tools

• Fertility -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Oligospermia: Medical Mistakes

• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Oligospermia: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Oligospermia:

• Mom & Baby
• Pregnancy
• Womens Health
• more product offers...»

Oligospermia: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Pregnancy: diseases that can be undiagnosed:
  • Gestational Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Gestational Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Eclampsia -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Oligospermia

Misdiagnosed weight-related causes of infertility: A woman's weight status can affect her level of fertility. Although obesity or overweight can in themselves reduce fertility, there are other weight-related or associated medical conditions that further reduce fertility. Some of these hidden causes include COPD, diabetes, thyroid disorders (overactive thyroid or underactive thyroid) and metabolic syndrome. See also other causes of infertility....read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Oligospermia

Oligospermia: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Infertility Specialists:
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• more specialists...»

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Oligospermia: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Pregnancy: rare types of diseases:
  • Gestational Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Gestational Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Eclampsia -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Oligospermia

• Causes of temporarily reduced sperm counts:
  • High fever
  • High temperatures
  • Certain drugs
  • Certain poisons
• more causes...»

See full list of 15 causes of Oligospermia

More information about causes of Oligospermia:

• Underlying causes of Oligospermia

Latest Treatments for Oligospermia

• Avoid spas
• Avoid Saunas
• Clomiphene
• Metformin
• Bromocriptine
• more treatments...»

See full list of 10 latest treatments for Oligospermia

Videos for Oligospermia

Patient Surveys for Oligospermia

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• Survey about the symptoms of your Oligospermia
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Prognosis for Oligospermia

More about prognosis of Oligospermia

Reseach about Oligospermia

Visit our research pages for current research about Oligospermia treatments.

Clinical Trials for Oligospermia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Oligospermia include:

• Role of the Toxic Metal Cadmium in the Mechanism Producing Infertility With a Varicocele - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Prospective Controlled Trial to Evaluate Erectile Function, Fertility and Sperm Count in Male Cyclists Compared to Age Matched Controls - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

Read more about Clinical Trials for Oligospermia

Oligospermia: Broader Related Topics

• Male infertility
• Testicle disorders
• more types...»

Types of Oligospermia

Stories from Users Related to Oligospermia

• Oligospermia Or Infertility
• infertility due to oligospermia

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Definitions of Oligospermia:

Insufficient spermatozoa in the semen - (Source - WordNet 2.1)