title: The male infertility office visit.
abstract: One in six couples are infertile, and in 50% of these couples, a male factor plays a role. Therefore, it is imperative that physicians become comfortable in the basic evaluation of the infertile male. By performing a thorough history and physical examination, physicians can usually establish a differential diagnosis and proceed to laboratory testing that will help to establish an etiology for infertility. The purpose of this review is to provide general guidelines for a physician seeking to evaluate a man's fertility status and to suggest the most common pathologies that might be found through a directed work-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA - larryl@bcm.edu.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dadhich
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramasamy
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Lipshultz
mesh_terms: D053713:Azoospermia / Q000175:diagnosis; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009819:Office Visits; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000175:diagnosis; D010808:Physical Examination; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D055101:Semen Analysis; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species