title: Fifteen-year trend in the use of male reproductive surgery: analysis of the healthcare cost and utilization project data.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  • To determine trends in male reproductive surgeries.
  
  
  METHODS
  • A database analysis was performed using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project databases from 1988, 1992 and 1998-2002. SAS statistical software was used to estimate the total numbers of reproductive surgeries and their variances for each year.
  
  
  RESULTS
  • The number of male reproductive surgeries has declined during the period of study, both in the inpatient and outpatient arenas. The number of procedures with a diagnosis of infertility has also declined.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  • The number of male reproductive surgeries has declined from 1988 to 2002.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors: Aline
authors: A
authors: Ketefian
authors: Jianfang
authors: J
authors: Hu
authors: Alfred A
authors: AA
authors: Bartolucci
authors: Peter N
authors: PN
authors: Schlegel
authors: Ricardo
authors: R
authors: Azziz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D055815:Young Adult