Prevalence of depression in infertile men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Generally, infertile men hide their depression, which can threaten their health and lower their quality of life. Given the role of depression and its impact on people's health, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the prevalence of depression in infertile men.

Methods

This research is a systematic review and meta-analysis based on preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA). Using the keywords of "Depression", "Emotional Depression", "Infertility", "Prevalence", and "Epidemiology", all English language articles were searched in international databases (PubMed, Cochran library, Web of sciences, Scopus, Embase, PsyINFO, and Google scholar) by two reviewers independently and without considering the time limit u

SUBMITTER: Kiani Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10568846 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature