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Recent advances and controversies in diagnosing and treating male infertility

Interest in male infertility has increased, as it plays an important role in up to 50% of couples struggling with infertility, which is an estimated 48.5 million couples globally. Despite recent advances, diagnosing and treating male infertility remain a significant clinical challenge owing to compl...

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Autores principales: Ambar, Rafael F, Parekh, Neel, Agarwal, Ashok
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Faculty Opinions Ltd 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7886078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33659954
http://dx.doi.org/10.12703/r/22
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Sumario:Interest in male infertility has increased, as it plays an important role in up to 50% of couples struggling with infertility, which is an estimated 48.5 million couples globally. Despite recent advances, diagnosing and treating male infertility remain a significant clinical challenge owing to complex multifactorial pathways and the diversity of treatment options. This review will assess current controversial topics on male infertility such as the use of home-based semen testing, management of subclinical varicocele, and recent advances in the field of sperm proteomics.