A Global Survey of Reproductive Specialists to Determine the Clinical Utility of Oxidative Stress Testing and Antioxidant Use in Male Infertility

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2021

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The world journal of men's health

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Globally, infertility impacts 15% of couples trying to conceive. The incidence of male infertility has been increasing over the past several decades, ranging from 20% to 70% worldwide [1,2]. The male partner is found to be solely responsible in 20%–30% of cases, and contributes to couple infertility in approximately 50% of cases [3]. The etiologies and risk factors for male infertility are diverse. In addition to genetic causes, common acquired causes include varicocele, reproductive tract infections/inflammation, endocrine abnormalities, cryptorchidism, medications, malignancy, radiation and chemical or chemotherapy exposure, environmental and lifestyle factors, and underlying medical comorbidities [4].

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Antioxidants, Male infertility, Oxidative stress, Reproduction, Physicians

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Agarwal A, Finelli R, Selvam MK, Leisegang K, Majzoub A, Tadros N, Ko E, Parekh N, Henkel R, Durairajanayagam D, Colpi GM, Cho CL, Sallam HN, Park HJ, Saleh R, Micic S, Ambar RF, Zini A, Tremellen K, Alvarez JG, Palani A, Arafa M, Gava MM, Jindal S, Amar E, Kopa Z, Moein MR, Busetto GM, Sengupta P, Kavoussi P, Maldonado I, Fikri J, Borges E, Martinez M, Bojovic D, Rajmil O, Aydos K, Parekattil S, Marmar JL, Sefrioui O, Jungwirth A, Peña MG, Cordts EB, Elbardisi H, Mostafa T, Sabbaghian M, Sadighi Gilani MA, Morimoto Y, Alves MG, Spasic A, Kenic U, Ramsay J, Akande EO, Oumeziane A, Dozortsev D, Chung E, Bell EG, Allegra A, Tanos V, Fiadjoe M, Gurgan T, Abou-Abdallah M, Al-Rumaih H, Oborna I, Arab H, Esteves S, Amer M, Kadioglu A, Yuzko O, Korsak V, Shah R. A Global Survey of Reproductive Specialists to Determine the Clinical Utility of Oxidative Stress Testing and Antioxidant Use in Male Infertility. World J Mens Health. 2021 Jul;39(3):470-488. https://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.210025

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http://hdl.handle.net/10566/6563

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