Male factor assessment in infertility

Zamip P Patel; Craig S Niederberger

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2010.08.030

Male factor assessment in infertility

Med Clin North Am. 2011 Jan;95(1):223-34. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2010.08.030.

Authors

Zamip P Patel¹, Craig S Niederberger

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Clinical Science North, Suite 515, 840 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21095425
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2010.08.030

Abstract

Male infertility assessment is more than a semen analysis. By interpreting a semen analysis, clinicians recognize its uses and limitations. Once understood, clinicians can then apply modern techniques of endocrine and radiologic evaluation to diagnosis of male reproductive dysfunction. It is important to identify patients with infertility not only to allow reproductive potential but also to identify a population susceptible to future disease states.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Infertility, Male / diagnosis*
Infertility, Male / physiopathology*
Male
Primary Health Care*
Semen Analysis