ArticleAndrology2021
SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and repercussions for male infertility patients: A proposal for the individualized provision of andrological services.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of mild/asymptomatic COVID-19 on semen parameters and sex-related hormone levels in men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Asian journal of andrologyPooled it
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- Psychological status of infertile men during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in China: a cross-sectional investigation.Basic and clinical andrology · 2023Article
- Evolution of the World Health Organization semen analysis manual: where are we?Nature reviews. Urology · 2022Review
- Impact of COVID-19 on Male Fertility.Urology · 2022Review
- Sperm selection with hyaluronic acid improved live birth outcomes among older couples and was connected to sperm DNA quality, potentially affecting all treatment outcomes.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2022Article
- Differential Diagnosis of Azoospermia in Men with Infertility.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- The probable destructive mechanisms behind COVID-19 on male reproduction system and fertility.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2021Review
- Seminal exosomes - An important biological marker for various disorders and syndrome in human reproduction.Saudi journal of biological sciences · 2021Review
- Sperm DNA fragmentation testing: Summary evidence and clinical practice recommendations.Andrologia · 2021Review
- Addressing male sexual and reproductive health in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2021Review
- Challenges in Urology during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Urologia internationalis · 2021Review
- SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and repercussions for male infertility patients: A proposal for the individualized provision of andrological services.Andrology · 2021Article
- SARS-CoV-2 presence in seminal fluid: Myth or reality.Andrology · 2021Article
- Histopathology and Ultrastructural Findings of Fatal COVID-19 Infections on Testis.The world journal of men's health · 2021Article
- Urology during COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis: A Systematic Review.Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Review
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and Male Reproduction: Relationship, Explanations, and Clinical Remedies.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Review
- The Therapeutic Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Inflammatory Diseases Caused by Virus, Especially on Those Caused by COVID-19.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Review
- Testosterone in COVID-19: An Adversary Bane or Comrade Boon.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021Review
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Abstract
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.
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