Histological and Meiotic Evaluation of Infertile Men*

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Abstract
A meiotic analysis in a group of 90 infertile men was performed and also histological examination. In 1/3 of the patients, there were no cells in divisions and Sertoli cells were only seen in most of them. In 30% of the patients, the process of spermatogenesis stopped at pachytene or between the 1st and 2nd meiotic division. In 38% of patients, all stages of spermatogenesis and of meiosis were present. Chromosomal translocations were detected in 3 patients in diakinesis. The testicular biopsy is an important tool in diagnosis and management of male infertility. The histological and meiotic investigations of the testicular tissue specimen give us the information obtainable in no other way. Both investigations are essential for prognosis and treatment of infertile men.