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Raazia Mahmood¹, Ayesha Safdar¹, Maria Khan¹, Faryal Javaid¹, Iqbal Muhammad Khan¹ and Maria Tasneem Khattak²

ABSTRACT

Objective: To assess the Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Testis to Rule Out Obstructive and Non-Obstructive Azoospermia.

Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Histopathology, Rehman Medical Institute Peshawar from September 2022 to March 2023.

Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross sectional study was carried out at the department of histopathology, Rehman Medical Institute Peshawar. The duration of our study was six months from September 2022 to March 2023. All the data was collected by using a predesigned Proforma.

Results: The research was carried on 35 patients. The average age of these subjects was 32 years while the age ranging from 21 years to 45 years. Thirty patients suffered from primary infertility and five faces secondary infertility.

Conclusion: The results of study depicts that FNA is reliable source in diagnosing azoospermia.

Key Words: FNA, Azoospermia, Testicular cytology

Citation of article: Mahmood R, Safdar A, Khan M, Javaid F, Khan IM, Khattak MT. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Testis to Rule Out Obstructive and Non-Obstructive Azoospermia. Med Forum 2023;34(8):225-228. doi:10.60110/medforum.340852.