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SynthesisJBRA assisted reproduction2024

Effects of major analgesics on male fertility: A systematic literature review.

Melissa Figueiredo Capelo, Paula Bruno Monteiro, Beatriz Matos Anastácio

Open access · bronzeAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in JBRA assisted reproduction, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Melissa Figueiredo CapeloChristus University Center (UNICHRISTUS), Biomedicine Department. Fortaleza-Ceará, Brazil.
Paula Bruno MonteiroChristus University Center (UNICHRISTUS), Biomedicine Department. Fortaleza-Ceará, Brazil.
Beatriz Matos AnastácioChristus University Center (UNICHRISTUS), Biomedicine Department. Fortaleza-Ceará, Brazil.
Unichristus · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo verify, based on a systematic literature review, the effects of the main analgesics on male fertility. DATA SOURCES: The studies were analyzed from the PubMed, SciELO and LILACS databases. STUDY SELECTION: The articles selected for the present review included: cohort studies; cross-sectional studies, clinical trials; complete studies; studies with animal models that addressed the proposed theme and that were published within the stipulated period from March 1, 2013, to March 31, 2023, in English, Portuguese and Spanish. These would later have to go through inclusion stages such as framing the type of study and exclusion criteria. DATA COLLECTION: Author's name, year of publication, study population, number of patients, analgesic, administration time, dose, and effect.

conclusionsThere are in vitro and in vivo studies that link paracetamol and ibuprofen to endocrine and seminal changes that are harmful to male fertility. However, more clinical research is needed to determine the doses and timing of administration that affect fertility. The effects of aspirin on male fertility are still unclear due to the lack of studies and consistent methodologies. There is not enough research on dipyrone and its relationship with male fertility, requiring more studies in this area.

Indexed as

AnalgesicsFertilityAcetaminophenAnimalsAspirinDipyroneHumansIbuprofenInfertility, MaleMaleAcetaminophenAnalgesicsAspirinDipyroneIbuprofenhormonal changeshuman reproductionmale infertilityNSAIDssperm quality

Identifiers

PMID38546117
PMCPMC11152418
OpenAlexW4393260356

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