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Evolution of the incidence of male fertility disorders over the last decades

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Male reproductive health evaluation involves andrological and sexological clinical problems but, on a wider scale, it also involves other public health issues, including lifestyle and metabolic factors. These factors, especially if combined with pre-existing andrological diseases, have been found to be significantly associated with semen parameters impairment and, thus, male infertility. A hypothesized trend of decline of male fertility has been debated in the last years and this aspect is strictly intertwined with the evolution of the incidence of male fertility disorders over the last decades. It should be stressed that all these factors harbour relevant repercussions for both individual reproductive health as well as broader socio-economic and demographic issues. Thus, the aim of this review is to perform a short and critical overview of the andrological issues affecting the reproductive outcomes of the infertile male as well as provide a comprehensive and critical overview of the male fertility decline issue.

Source: Molecular Aspects of Medicine

DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2025.101398

Authors: Francesco Pallotti, Alessandra Buonacquisto, Gaia Cicolani, Anna Chiara Conflitti, Francesco Lombardo, Donatella Paoli

Institutions: Università degli Studi di Enna Kore, Sapienza University of Rome

Language: English

Topic: Sperm and Testicular Function

Subfield: Reproductive Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $5,220