title: Shattering the myths about male infertility. Treatment of male factors may be more successful and cost-effective than you think.
abstract: Male factors play a role in up to half of subfertile couples, contrary to the myth that male factors rarely play a role. In this article, Dr Sandlow counters this and other myths about male infertility and suggests that primary care physicians can increase a couple's chance of conceiving by evaluating for male as well as female factors. This article will also help primary care physicians provide appropriate education and treatment, as well as determine when to make a referral to a male-infertility specialist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242-1089, USA. jay-sandlow@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Sandlow
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D013076:Sperm Count; D013091:Spermatogenesis / Q000187:drug effects; D014646:Varicocele / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery