Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization and Transmission Electron Microscopy in Spermatozoa from Patients with High FSH Levels

The chromosomal aneuploidies were analyzed even in the sperm extracted from testis with regard to the different conditions determining azoospermia including groups with nonobstructive azoospermia and in severe oligozoospermia with high Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) levels [6]. To the best of our knowledge, reports showing values of sperm aneuploidies in presence of high FSH levels are lacking. On the other hand, the effect of elevated FSH levels in the development of aneuploidies in oocytes is better documented [7,8].

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