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ReviewTranslational andrology and urology2021

Genetic counselling for infertile men of known and unknown etiology.

Riyana Babul-Hirji, Ruqayya Hirji, David Chitayat

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Review in Translational andrology and urology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Riyana Babul-HirjiDivision of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Ruqayya HirjiThe Prenatal Diagnosis and Medical Genetics Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
David ChitayatDivision of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Mount Sinai Hospital · CASickKids Foundation · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Of the couples trying to conceive (had frequent, unprotected sexual intercourse for a year or longer) 15% will experience infertility with the annual incidence of infertility estimated at 1.2 couples per 1,000 total in the general population. Male factors contribute to over 50% of the cases with 7% of the male population experiencing infertility. Not being able to conceive a child is emotionally traumatic and frustrating and can affect the person's self esteem and the couple's relationship. Major progress has been achieved in identifying the etiology of male infertility and especially the genetic causes. However, in about 40% of the male infertility cases, the etiology remains unknown and both the diagnosis and/or treatment are a challenge. Genetic testing to determine the underlying genetic cause of infertility is not 100% and genes involved are still being discovered. Consequently, negative genetic test results do not rule out a genetic cause. Thus, genetic counselling should include information regarding the genetic etiology, if known, and the treatment options available. Furthermore, when the infertile couple/male is seeking assisted reproductive technology (ART) using intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), genetic counselling should include information regarding the risk of transmitting the genetic disorder, causing the male infertility, to the offspring. Therefore, the provision of genetic counselling is an integral component in the investigation and treatment of male infertility. This article will discuss the genetic counselling approach in cases with male infertility.

Indexed as

azoospermiaGenetic counsellinggeneticsinfertilitymalenon-obstructive azoospermia (NOA)obstructive azoospermia (OA)oligospermia

Identifiers

PMID33850782
PMCPMC8039627
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