[The problems in the treatment of male infertility]

The results of therapy for male infertility are discussed in 724 patients who visited our clinic for 8 years since 1979 when this hospital was established. There were no statistically significant differences among the drug therapy groups in the efficacy rate and the pregnancy rate. These rates of the varicocele operation group were significantly higher than the drug therapy groups. We found that, in cases with a sperm count of 10-40 x 10(6)/ml, serum luteinizing hormone LH less than 21 and serum FSH less than 16, therapeutic effect could be anticipated.