Male subfertility and the role of micronutrient supplementation: clinical and economic issues.
Umme Salmaa b, Harjinder Kaur Gill, Louis G. Keith, Sandra J. Tilmon, Christopher Allen Jones, Anjali Sobti, Ashlesha A. Patel
- aThe Sims Institute/Sims IVF
- bDublin, IRELAND
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Abstract
The concept of male subfertility has evolved rapidly since 2000. This term is discussed based upon evidence relating to its first entrance into the literature, along with contemporary references to its purported incidence and prevalence. Factors affecting sperm quality are described in detail, and available data pertaining to the effects of micronutrients on spermatic parameters and resulting pregnancies are described. The first cost-efficiency analysis of the use of micronutrients vs. assisted reproductive technologies is presented. This paper also describes a therapeutic approach to males, recognizing that many potential fathers have no recourse to medical facilities to evaluate their fertility. At a time when medical dollars are either nonexistent or precious, such an approach using micronutrient supplementation may be cost-effective in developing and possibly even in developed countries.
TL;DRA therapeutic approach using micronutrient supplementation may be cost-effective in developing and possibly even in developed countries, recognizing that many potential fathers have no recourse to medical facilities to evaluate their fertility. (Semantic Scholar)