Experience with 425 Subfertile Male Patients

TLDR

Other specific causes of male subfertility are identified and therapeutic options are discussed. Subfertility was evaluated in 425 men. Varicocele was found in 37.4 % of patients, and surgical correction in 68 men improved semen quality by 65 %, while idiopathic abnormalities were present in 25.4 % and the heterogeneity of the cohort suggests that standardized or empirical treatments are unlikely to succeed uniformly.

Abstract

Subfertility was evaluated in 425 men. Varicocele were diagnosed in 37.4 per cent of these patients and surgical correction of the varicocele in 68 men resulted in a 65 per cent improvement in semen quality. Idiopathic abnormalities were found in 25.4 per cent of the patients. Since the study group was heterogenous setereotyped or empirical treatment cannot hope to be successful if uniformly applied. Other specific causes of male subfertility are identified and therapeutic options are discussed.