ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
Infertility: Practical Clinical Issues for Routine Investigation of the Male Partner.
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Review
- Cost Considerations of Direct to Consumer Infertility Testing and Sperm Cryopreservation.Current urology reports · 2026Review
- Fertility awareness methods and waiting conduct in idiopathic infertility: a prospective observational study.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
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- Untargeted metabolomics fingerprints in seminal plasma of patients with abnormal sperm morphology using high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025Article
- Effect of type 2 diabetes mellitus on sperm quality and outcomes of assisted reproductive techniques in infertile male patients.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Oxidative Stress-induced Hormonal Disruption in Male Reproduction.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2024Review
- Male Tract Microbiota and Male Infertility.Cells · 2024Review
- HPV-related diseases in male patients: an underestimated conundrum.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2024Review
- Mass Spectrometry-Based Untargeted Approaches to Reveal Diagnostic Signatures of Male Infertility in Seminal Plasma: A New Laboratory Perspective for the Clinical Management of Infertility?International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Management of male factor infertility: position statement from the Italian Society of Andrology and Sexual Medicine (SIAMS) : Endorsing Organization: Italian Society of Embryology, Reproduction, and Research (SIERR).Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2022Article
- Central role of ultrasound in the evaluation of testicular function and genital tract obstruction in infertile males.Andrology · 2021Article
- The Gender Gap in the Diagnostic-Therapeutic Journey of the Infertile Couple.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
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- Practical Clinical and Diagnostic Pathway for the Investigation of the Infertile Couple.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Review
- The Role of Genetics and Oxidative Stress in the Etiology of Male Infertility-A Unifying Hypothesis?Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Review
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Abstract
About one-fifth of couples has fertility problems in Western countries. Male factors are present in about half of them, either alone or in combination with female causes. Therefore, both partners should be evaluated simultaneously. The fertility status and/or specific conditions of each partner influence the clinical and treatment approach. This article summarizes in a practical way when, how, and why the male partner of an infertile couple should be investigated. The available evidence and international guidelines were used, interpreting, discussing, and expanding them from personal decades-long experience in this field. The aim is to delineate the most appropriate clinical approach for the male partner of infertile couples, considering traditional and emerging technologies and laboratory analyses in the context of their clinical significance. Components of the initial evaluation in men without known risk factors for infertility should include at minimum medical history, physical examination, and semen analysis. Semen microbiological examination, endocrine assessment, scrotal ultrasound, and transrectal ultrasound are suggested in most men and are mandatory when specific risk factors for male infertility are known to be present or when the initial screening demonstrated abnormalities. Full examination, including genetic tests, testicular histology, or additional tests on sperm, is clinically oriented and/or suggested after the results of initial investigations.
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