[Fertility disorders in the male. Part 2: Therapeutic possibilities]

In Part 1 of this paper, the various diagnostic procedures employed to establish the fertility status of the male are described. Apart from the important aspect of psychological counseling offered the couple, therapy includes surgical, including microsurgical procedures, and medicinal treatment. The possibilities of causal pharmacological treatment of disordered spermatogenesis are limited, while in the case of disturbances affecting the epididymis and other adnexa this approach is frequently successful. In the fertility clinic, endocrinological diseases are of only minor importance.