A total of 32 azoospermic men aged 24 to 54 years were studied perspectively at King Hussein Medical Center.Patient history, semen analyses, hormonal status, and testicular volume were analyzed.High-resolution ultrasound scan machine with a 7.0-MHz transducer was performed on all patients to detect testicular microlithiasis.Testicular biopsy was per formed on all patients.Based on the clinical findings outlined in this article, it is concluded that testicular ultrasound examination is a simple, rapid, and non-invasive diagnostic tool in evaluating the testicular body.Based on testicular volume, hormonal status, presence, and degree of testicular microlithiasis, ultrasound scanning has a significant role in differentiating OA from NOA.
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