Male Infertility Management: A Critical Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guidelines With the AGREE II Instrument.

ABSTRACT: To systematically evaluate the quality of both domestic and international clinical practice guidelines for male infertility using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation II (AGREE II) tool, identify methodological shortcomings, and propose evidence-based recommendations for improvement, this study was conducted. A systematic search of Chinese and English databases, along with official websites of international organizations, was undertaken to identify relevant guidelines. Four independent reviewers assessed the included guidelines employing the AGREE II tool, focusing on the rigor of development processes and the concordance and divergence among core recommendations. Ten guidelines were included, with only one rated "recommendable" using AGREE II criteria; others were "condit

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12484906 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature