Video Visits are Practical for the Follow-up and Management of Established Male Infertility Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study the use of video visits for male infertility care prior to the COVID-19 pandemic METHODS: We reviewed video visits for male infertility patients completed at a tertiary academic center in southeast Michigan. These patients had follow-up after an initial in-person evaluation. We designed this retrospective case series to describe the diagnostic categories seen through telehealth, management steps completed during video visits, and to understand whether additional in-person care was required within 90 days of video visits. In addition, we estimated time and cost savings for patients attributed to video visits.

Results

Most men seen during video visits had an endocrinologic (29%) or anatomic (21%) cause for their infertility. 73% of video visits involved revi

SUBMITTER: Andino J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9752825 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature