From Diagnosis to Treatment: Comprehensive Care by Reproductive Urologists in Assisted Reproductive Technology.

assisted reproductive technology (ART) infertility evaluation infertility treatment lifestyle factors male infertility reproductive urologists sperm retrieval

Journal

Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)
ISSN: 1648-9144
Titre abrégé: Medicina (Kaunas)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 9425208

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
15 Oct 2023
Historique:
received: 31 07 2023
revised: 28 09 2023
accepted: 12 10 2023
medline: 30 10 2023
pubmed: 28 10 2023
entrez: 28 10 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Infertility is a global health concern, with male factors playing an especially large role. Unfortunately, however, the contributions made by reproductive urologists in managing male infertility under assisted reproductive technology (ART) often go undervalued. This narrative review highlights the important role played by reproductive urologists in diagnosing and treating male infertility as well as any barriers they face when providing services. This manuscript presents a comprehensive review of reproductive urologists' role in managing male infertility, outlining their expertise in diagnosing and managing male infertility as well as reversible causes and performing surgical techniques such as sperm retrieval. This manuscript investigates the barriers limiting urologist involvement such as limited availability, awareness among healthcare professionals, and financial constraints. This study highlights a decrease in male fertility due to lifestyle factors like sedentary behavior, obesity, and substance abuse. It stresses the significance of conducting an evaluation process involving both male and female partners to identify any underlying factors contributing to infertility and to identify patients who do not require any interventions beyond ART. We conclude that engaging urologists more effectively in infertility management is key to optimizing fertility outcomes among couples undergoing assisted reproductive technology treatments and requires greater education among healthcare providers regarding the role urologists and lifestyle factors that could have an effect on male fertility.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37893553
pii: medicina59101835
doi: 10.3390/medicina59101835
pmc: PMC10608107
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

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Auteurs

Aris Kaltsas (A)

Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.

Fotios Dimitriadis (F)

Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Dimitrios Zachariou (D)

Third Orthopaedic Department, National and Kapodestrian University of Athens, KAT General Hospital, 14561 Athens, Greece.

Athanasios Zikopoulos (A)

Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.

Evangelos N Symeonidis (EN)

Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Eleftheria Markou (E)

Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, Greece.

Dung Mai Ba Tien (DMB)

Department of Andrology, Binh Dan Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam.

Atsushi Takenaka (A)

Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.

Nikolaos Sofikitis (N)

Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.

Athanasios Zachariou (A)

Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.

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