Male infertility due to large-headed multiflagellar polyploid spermatozoa

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Male infertility due to large-headed multiflagellar polyploid spermatozoa
Description:
A rare male infertility due to a sperm disorder characterized by the presence, in sperm, of a very high percentage of spermatozoa with enlarged head, irregular head shape, multiple flagella, and abnormal midpiece and acrosome. It is generally associated with severe oligoasthenozoospermia and a high rate of sperm chromosomal abnormalities (polyploidy, aneuploidy).
ORPHAcode:
137893
Synonyms:
Macrocephalic sperm head syndrome
Male infertility due to macrozoospermia
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Created:
13 May 2019 - 01:02
Changed:
22 Jun 2023 - 16:14