SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and repercussions for male infertility patients: A proposal for the individualized provision of andrological services.
SARS-CoV-2
azoospermia
male infertility
opinion
semen analysis
sperm banking
systemic auto-immune diseases
Journal
Andrology
ISSN: 2047-2927
Titre abrégé: Andrology
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101585129
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2021
01 2021
Historique:
received:
22
04
2020
revised:
25
04
2020
accepted:
27
04
2020
pubmed:
2
5
2020
medline:
4
2
2021
entrez:
2
5
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The prolonged lockdown of health facilities providing non-urgent gamete cryopreservation-as currently recommended by many reproductive medicine entities and regulatory authorities due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic will be detrimental for subgroups of male infertility patients. We believe the existing recommendations should be promptly modified and propose that the same permissive approach for sperm banking granted for men with cancer is expanded to other groups of vulnerable patients. These groups include infertility patients (eg, azoospermic and cryptozoospermic) undergoing medical or surgical treatment to improve sperm quantity and quality, as well as males of reproductive age affected by inflammatory and systemic auto-immune diseases who are about to start treatment with gonadotoxic drugs or who are under remission. In both scenarios, the "fertility window" may be transitory; postponing diagnostic semen analysis and sperm banking in these men could compromise the prospects of biological parenthood. Moreover, we provide recommendations on how to continue the provision of andrological services in a considered manner and a safe environment. Our opinion is timely and relevant given the fact that fertility services are currently rated as of low priority in most countries.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32357288
doi: 10.1111/andr.12809
pmc: PMC7267121
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
10-18Subventions
Organisme : Department of Health
ID : HCS SCL-2014-05-001
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
© 2020 American Society of Andrology and European Academy of Andrology.
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