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Diabetes & Endocrinology
Sys. Review
Apoptotic regulation and multi-hit factors drive germ cell loss in non-obstructive azoospermia
Apoptosis in Non-Obstructive Azoospermia: A Multi-Hit Model
This narrative review examines the role of apoptotic pathways and a multi-hit model in non-obstructive azoospermia. The authors suggest that…
This review explores how programmed cell death (apoptosis) contributes to non-obstructive azoospermia, highlighting a multi-hit model where …
Frontiers
Jun 26, 2026
OB/GYN & Women's Health
Cohort
Preoperative hormonal therapy not linked to improved sperm retrieval in non-obstructive azoospermia
Hormone Shots Before Surgery Don’t Boost Sperm Retrieval in Infertile Men
This retrospective non-randomized series of 152 patients with non-obstructive azoospermia compared preoperative hormonal therapy to no thera…
For men with severe infertility, adding hormone therapy before a key surgery may not increase the chances of finding sperm.
Frontiers
Apr 20, 2026