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. 2021 Sep-Oct;23(5):537-540.
doi: 10.4103/aja.aja_18_21.

Isotretinoin for the treatment of nonobstructive azoospermia: a pilot study

John K Amory  1 , Charles H Muller  2 , Thomas J Walsh  2
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Isotretinoin for the treatment of nonobstructive azoospermia: a pilot study

John K Amory et al. Asian J Androl. 2021 Sep-Oct.
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Figure 1
Findings from micro-TESE for subject with the live birth. (a) Note plump seminiferous tubules with active spermatogenesis immediately distal to the forceps. In contrast, most of the remaining tubules are small and likely inactive. (b) This area was excised for sperm retrieval. micro-TESE: microscopic testicular sperm extraction.
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