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ArticleAndrologia2022

How far will they go? Distance and driving times that north American men travel to see a reproductive urologist.

Jian Chen, Keith Jarvi, Katherine Lajkosz, James Smith, Susan Lau, Kirk Lo, Ethan Grober, Mary K Samplaski

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Article in Andrologia, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jian ChenInstitute of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6740-8401
Keith JarviDivision of Urology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Katherine LajkoszDivision of Urology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
James SmithDepartment of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Susan LauDivision of Urology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Kirk LoDivision of Urology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ethan GroberDivision of Urology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Mary K SamplaskiInstitute of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8496-7264
Mount Sinai Hospital · CAUniversity of Southern California · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

Society Study Male Reproduction
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Male factor infertility affects about 50% of infertile couples. However, male factor infertility is largely under-evaluated due to multiple reasons. This study is to determine the time men travel for fertility evaluation, and factors associated with driving longer. Data from the Andrology Research Consortium were analysed. Driving distance and time were calculated by comparing "patient postal code" with "clinic postal code", then stratified into quartiles. Patients with the longest driving times (> 75th percentile [Q4]) were compared with those having shorter driving times. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with longer driving times. Sixteen clinics and 3029 men were included. The median driving distance was 18.1 miles, median driving time was 32 min, and Q4 driving time was 49 min. Factors correlated with having Q4 driving time were age > 30 years, native Indian and Caucasian race, body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m

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Infertility, MaleUrologistsChildHumansMaleNorth AmericaReproductionTravelaccess to careandrologybarriers to caredriving distancemale infertility

Identifiers

PMID36054603
PMCPMC9787797
OpenAlexW4293009544

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