Fertility
FSH stimulates Sertoli cells to make sperm. Spermatogenesis takes 74 days to complete, they are made in seminiferous tubules where testosterone is required in the lumen. The little swimmers mature in the epididymis and are stored in the cauda. A fever can disrupt spermatogenesis for 3 months.
Risk factors for infertility in females are:
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Risk factors for infertility in males are:
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