Genetic causes and workup of male and female infertility 2. Abnormalities presenting between birth and adult life

Abstract

The first part of this article, published last month (page 247), summarized important data relating to prenatal human reproductive wastage. This month the authors turn attention to the period between birth and adulthood, considering chromosome abnormalities and congenital malformations affecting reproductive function. The third and final part of the article, to be published next month, outlines methods of diagnosis of major causes of infertility in males and females.