ReviewAndrology2018
Emerging technologies for home-based semen analysis.
Review in Andrology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.
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32 citing papers in PubMed.
- From Test Offer to Urologic Follow-up: Acceptability of Semen Analysis in Male Infertility and Preconception Care.Cureus · 2026Review
- Development of a Noble On-Site Dual Screening System for Male Fertility of Sperm Count and Hyaluronidase Activity.The world journal of men's health · 2026Article
- Recent advances in the management of male infertility.Asian journal of andrology · 2025Review
- Trends in male infertility burden in South Asia: a 30-year analysis of DALYs, prevalence, and future projections based on GBD 2021.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Article
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- Optimizing Assisted Reproductive Techniques: The Role of L-Carnitine, Acetyl-L-Carnitine, and IMSI in Managing High-Sperm DNA Fragmentation.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Article
- Validation of a mail-in delayed semen analysis protocol developed for home collection.F&S reports · 2024Article
- The Andrological Landscape in the Twenty-First Century: Making Sense of the Advances in Male Infertility Management for the Busy Clinicians.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- A new model for determining risk of male infertility from serum hormone levels, without semen analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Male Infertility: New Developments, Current Challenges, and Future Directions.The world journal of men's health · 2024Review
- Aqueous extract of bay leaf (Veterinary world · 2022Article
- Algorithms for Predicting the Probability of Azoospermia from Follicle Stimulating Hormone: Design and Multi-Institutional External Validation.The world journal of men's health · 2022Article
- Spheres-in-Grating Assemblies with Altered Photoluminescence and Wetting Properties.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Duration-dependent effects of high dose of phthalate exposure on semen quality in adult male rats.JBRA assisted reproduction · 2022Article
- A Sperm Quality Detection System Based on Microfluidic Chip and Micro-Imaging System.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Accuracy comparison study of new smartphone-based semen analyzer versus laboratory sperm quality analyzer.Investigative and clinical urology · 2021Article
- Clinical Update on Home Testing for Male Fertility.The world journal of men's health · 2021Review
- Simplified sperm testing devices: a possible tool to overcome lack of accessibility and inconsistency in male factor infertility diagnosis. An opportunity for low- and middle- income countries.Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2021Article
- Smartphone-assisted experimentation as a didactic strategy to maintain practical lessons in remote education: alternatives for physiology education during the COVID-19 pandemic.Advances in physiology education · 2020Article
- Where will telemedicine go from here?Fertility and sterility · 2020Review
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Abstract
With about 70 million cases of infertility worldwide, half of which are caused by male factors, sperm analysis is critical to determine male fertility potential. Conventional semen analysis methods involve complex and manual inspection with a microscope, and these methods are labor intensive and can take several days. Due to unavailability of rapid, convenient, and user-friendly semen analysis tools, many men do not seek medical evaluation, especially in resource-constrained settings. Furthermore, as conventional methods have to be conducted in the laboratories, many men are unwilling to be tested as a result of social stigma in certain regions of the world. One solution can be found in at-home sperm analysis, which allows men to test their semen without the hassle of going to and paying for a clinic. Herein, we examine current at-home sperm analysis technologies and compare them to the traditional laboratory-based methods. In addition, we discuss emerging sperm analysis approaches and describe their limitations and future directions.
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