Lab-based semen parameters as predictors of long-term health in men-a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

Can semen parameters predict long-term health outcomes in men?

Summary answer

There is a lack of evidence to suggest a higher risk of comorbidities in men with poor semen concentration.

What is known already

Male infertility has been long associated with a higher mortality risk and possibly higher chance of developing comorbidities but there has been less focus on semen analysis as a potential predictive factor.

Study design size duration

We searched PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and EBM databases from inception to December 2023. MESH term strategy: heading 1 ('OR', semen analysis, sperm count, sperm parameter*, male infertility, azoospermia, aspermia, oligospermia, teratozoospermia, asthenozoospermia) 'AND' heading 2 ('OR', morbidity, mortality, diabe

SUBMITTER: Nedelcu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11643900 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature