The impact of male factors and their correct and early diagnosis in the infertile couple's pathway: 2021 perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The current clinical practice in reproductive medicine should pose the couple at the centre of the diagnostic-therapeutic management of infertility and requires intense collaboration between the andrologist, the gynaecologist and the embryologist. The andrologist, in particular, to adequately support the infertile couple, must undertake important biological, psychological, economical and ethical task. Thus, this paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the multifaceted role of the andrologist in the study of male factor infertility.

Methods

A comprehensive Medline, Embase and Cochrane search was performed including publications between 1969 and 2021.

Results

Available evidence indicates that a careful medical history and physical examination, followed

SUBMITTER: Pallotti F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8961097 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature