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Fertility and Sterility
|November 1, 1979
Abstract:
The enthusiastic acceptance of the use of clomiphene citrate in the treatment of the subfertile male prompts the issuance of this report. Fifty-four subfertile males were treated following recommended guidelines. In addition, testicular biopsy was performed in each patient. Analysis of the results, even excluding those with elevated follicle-stimulating hormone levels (which everyone concedes spells a poor prognosis), shows only a small percentage of improvement.
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