Infertility Flashcards
1
Q
for testicular cancer, don’t forget what??
A
Offer to store sperm
2
Q
causes of azoospermia?
A
Infection
Obstructive
Radiation
Primary
3
Q
Reversible causes of azoospermia?
A
Hormonal - FSH, LH, testosterone
Hyperprolactinaemia,
Hypothalamic tumour
Craniopharyngeoma
4
Q
atypical azoospermia
A
Islets of sperm still there upon dissection
Kleinfelter’s -broad phenotype
5
Q
Kleinfelter’s testicules? Dx?
A
Smaller volume
Dx: Karyotyping
AZF gene mutations: sporadic
6
Q
Micro dissection consequence?
A
Can render the testicules nonfunctional
7
Q
When does placenta take over for hormones?
A
10 weeks
need to have hormones before that.
8
Q
When does NIPT not work?
A
Egg donor
Chimera
Twins
Not before 10 weeks