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Groups were matched by age using propensity score weighting. TV was assessed using a Prader orchidometer (PO). Circulating hormones and semen parameters were investigated in every male. Descriptive statistics, Spearman's correlation, and logistic regression models tested potential associations between PO-estimated TV values and clinical variables. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to find TV value cutoffs for oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT) and nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA) status in infertile men. The median testicular volume was smaller in infertile than that of fertile men (15.0 ml\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">vs<\/jats:italic>\n                      22.5 ml;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). TV positively correlated with total testosterone, sperm concentration, and progressive sperm motility (all\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2264 0.001) in infertile men. At multivariable logistic regression analysis, infertile status (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001) and the presence of left varicocele (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001) were associated with TV &lt; 15 ml. Testicular volume thresholds of 15 ml and 12 ml had a good predictive ability for detecting OAT and NOA status, respectively. In conclusion, infertile men have smaller testicular volume than fertile controls. 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