Table 5 Causes of male infertility in nontreated stage 1 patients

From: Infertility rates following POMB/ACE chemotherapy for male and female germ cell tumours – a retrospective long-term follow-up study

Total number of patients potentially fertile

 

114

Total number of patients who tried to have children

 

35

Total number of patients who were infertile

 

9

Explained infertility

 

6

 Radiotherapy

3

 

 Orchidectomy with contralateral atrophic testis

1

 

 Low sperm counts prior to orchidectomy

2

 

Unexplained infertility

 

3

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