Medical treatments for male infertility

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BACKGROUND: Treatments to stimulate spermatogenesis and antioxidant food supplements are often offered to infertile patients either before sperm extraction surgery to improve results, or as part of medically assisted reproduction or spontaneous fertility to increase the likelihood of a live birth.

METHODS: A bibliographic search limited to English-language literature on men published before 5/2023 was carried out, including clinical trials, literature reviews and meta-analyses on spermatogenesis-stimulating molecules and antioxidant treatments.

RESULTS: Several medical treatments seem capable of improving male fertility: they act mainly by stimulating spermatogenesis through hormones, or by reducing the effects of oxidative stress. With regard to oligoasthenozoospermia, the literature shows that certain hormonal treatments stimulating spermatogenesis are useful. In the case of non-obstructive azoospermia, the value of treatment depends on the patient's FSH and testosterone levels. AOX supplementation appears to improve certain spermogram parameters and have an impact on pregnancy and live birth rates.

CONCLUSION: This review should help urologists gain a better understanding of the various medical treatments and enable them to define an appropriate therapeutic strategy, tailored to the patient and the couple, in order to obtain the best results.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Progres en urologie : journal de l'Association francaise d'urologie et de la Societe francaise d'urologie - 33(2023), 13 vom: 17. Nov., Seite 653-680

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Traitements médicaux de l’homme infertile

Beteiligte Personen:

Methorst, C [VerfasserIn]
Faix, A [VerfasserIn]
Huyghe, E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-oxydants
Antioxidants
Aromatase inhibitors
Citrate de clomifène
Clomiphene citrate
English Abstract
Gonadotrophines
Gonadotropins
Hormonal stimulation
Infertilité masculine
Inhibiteurs d’aromatase
Journal Article
Male infertility
Review
Stimulation hormonale
Tamoxifène
Tamoxifen

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 29.11.2023

Date Revised 29.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.purol.2023.09.019

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365040916