Diagnostics of infertile males in the 21st century – a traditional concept or a modern approach?
Authors:
Jan Novák 1,2; Viktor Vik 2,3; Zuzana Krátká 4
Authors‘ workplace:
Urologická klinika 1. LF UK a VFN v Praze
1; Oddělení urologie a andrologie, GENNET, s. r. o., Praha
2; Klinika transplantační chirurgie IKEM, Praha
3; Oddělení alergologie a klinické imunologie, GENNET, s. r. o., Praha
4
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2021; 160: 20-26
Category:
Review Article
Overview
In developed countries, approximately 15% of couples suffer from infertility, i.e. they do not conceive within one year of a regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Since infertility is the only one diagnosis of a couple, and not of an individual, it is essential to examine the couple as the unit. Sperm analysis, i.e. native microscopic evaluation, has been used for decades as a golden standard for male fertile potential assessment. Sperm analysis, in its fundamental form, has been only morphological, and not functional evaluation of ejaculate, thus it might not give us reliable information about actual fertile potential of an individual male. On that account, new methods are being introduced to the clinical practice with a goal to improve diagnostics and subsequent treatment. The article presents these new methods, namely flow cytometry, and the impact of asymptomatic urogenital infections on fertility.
Keywords:
Male infertility – diagnostic algorithm – sperm analysis – Flow cytometry – antisperm antibodies – apoptosis – sperm DNA fragmentation – asymptomatic urogenital infections
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