Should all infertile males undergo urologic evaluation before assisted reproductive technologies?
OBJECTIVE: To report two cases of testicular cancer in patients presenting with infertility. DESIGN: Case reports. SETTING: University-affiliated urology practice. PATIENT(S): Two men presenting with infertility. INTERVENTION(S): Complete history and physical, hormonal assays, semen analysis, scrotal ultrasound, radical orchiectomy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Testicular pathology specimens. RESULT(S): Testicular cancer was diagnosed in two men sent to a urology clinic for infertility treatment. CONCLUSION(S): A thorough evaluation should be completed in all males in couples presenting with infertility.
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