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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2022

Chronic Immune-Mediated Orchitis Is the Major Cause of Acquired Non-obstructive Azoospermia in Dogs.

Sandra Goericke-Pesch, Larena Reifarth, Christina Behrens Mathiesen, Gerhard Schuler, Anne-Kathrin Umbach, Hanna Körber

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Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sandra Goericke-PeschDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, Section for Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Tåstrup, Denmark.
Larena ReifarthReproductive Unit - Clinic for Small Animals, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Hannover, Germany.
Christina Behrens MathiesenDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, Section for Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Tåstrup, Denmark.
Gerhard SchulerClinic for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Andrology of Large and Small Animals, Giessen, Germany.
Anne-Kathrin UmbachVeterinary Clinic for Small Animals Kaiserberg, Duisburg, Germany.
Hanna KörberDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, Section for Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Tåstrup, Denmark.
University of Copenhagen · DKUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Azoospermia, the lack of spermatozoa in the ejaculate, is the most common finding in infertile but otherwise healthy male dogs and represents an increasing reproductive health issue in men, too. The diagnosis can be further classified as non-obstructive azoospermia and obstructive azoospermia due to an obstruction of the deferent ducts. Although non-obstructive azoospermia comprises more than half of azoospermic cases in men and is a common cause of infertility in the male dog, knowledge of the underlying etiology and pathophysiology is still strongly limited, and much uncertainty exists about the true incidence and possible treatment options. Therefore, this study aims to investigate and characterize infertile canine patients in detail by combining results of andrological examinations (clinical parameters, semen analysis, bacterial examination of semen, and

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autoimmune orchitishypothyroidismimmune-cell infiltrationinfertilitynon-obstructive azoospermia (NOA)obstructive azoospermia (OA)thyroiditis

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PMID35433905
PMCPMC9010537
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