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Male factor infertility

最后审阅: 17 Aug 2025
最后更新: 27 Jan 2025

小结

定义

病史和体格检查

关键诊断因素

  • inability of an opposite-sex couple to conceive
  • vasectomy
  • palpable and dilated testicular veins
  • erectile dysfunction and decreased libido
  • testis atrophy (testis smaller than 20 cm³)
  • body habitus, abnormal hair distribution, and gynecomastia
  • absent vasa or epididymis
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其他诊断因素

  • headaches, galactorrhea, and visual disturbance
  • anosmia
  • frequent respiratory infections
  • pain, blood, or pus with ejaculation
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危险因素

  • varicocele
  • cryptorchidism
  • prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy
  • current medications
  • cystic fibrosis and congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens (CBAVD)
  • Y chromosome abnormalities
  • Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY)
  • endocrinopathy
  • previous infertility
  • genital tract infection
  • erectile dysfunction
  • retrograde ejaculation
  • obesity
  • testicular torsion or trauma
  • lifestyle factors including smoking, alcohol, and cannabis use
  • exposure to androgen
  • age >55 years
  • environmental toxin exposure
  • history of coronary artery disease or diabetes mellitus
  • history of STI
  • hot tub use
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诊断性检查

首要检查

  • sperm concentration
  • sperm motility
  • sperm morphology
  • seminal fluid parameters
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Tests to avoid

  • antisperm antibody (ASA) serology
  • sperm function testing
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需考虑的检查

  • sperm viability
  • sperm membrane function
  • hormonal assays
  • MRI of the pituitary and hypothalamus
  • color flow Doppler imaging
  • post-ejaculation urine testing for retrograde ejaculation
  • genetic analysis
  • sperm DNA assays
  • acrosome reaction test
  • sperm longevity test
  • electron microscopy
  • testicular biopsy
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治疗流程

急症处理

obstructive azoospermia

gonadotropin or gonadotropin-releasing hormone deficiencies

primary hypogonadism

high estrogen levels in combination with low testosterone

hyperprolactinemia due to pituitary adenoma

presence of antisperm antibodies

presence of varicocele and no other cause of infertility detected

idiopathic male infertility

持续性治疗

medical/surgical intervention ineffective, contraindicated, or unlikely to succeed

撰稿人

作者

Samuel Ohlander, MD

Assistant Professor

Co-Head of the Division of Andrology

University of Illinois

Chicago

IL

利益声明

SO declares that he has no competing interests.

Mahmoud Mima, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Urology

University of Illinois

Chicago

IL

利益声明

MM declares that he has no competing interests.

Rodrigo Pagani, MD

Assistant Professor

Co-Head of the Division of Andrology

University of Illinois

Chicago

IL

利益声明

RP declares that he has no competing interests.

鸣谢

Dr Samuel Ohlander, Dr Mahmoud Mima, and Dr Rodrigo Pagani would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Ali A. Dabaja, Dr Ahmad O. Hammoud, and Dr Benjamin Emery, previous contributors to this topic.

利益声明

AAD, AOH, and BE declare that they have no competing interests.

同行评议者

Peter N. Kolettis, MD

Associate Professor

Division of Urology

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham

AL

利益声明

PNK declares that he has no competing interests.

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关键文献

Salonia A, Bettocchi C, Boeri L, et al; EAU Working Group on Male Sexual and Reproductive Health. European Association of Urology guidelines on sexual and reproductive health - 2021 update: male sexual dysfunction. Eur Urol. 2021 Sep;80(3):333-57.全文  摘要

Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Collaboration with the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org. Diagnostic evaluation of sexual dysfunction in the male partner in the setting of infertility: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril. 2023 Nov;120(5):967-72.全文  摘要

Brannigan RE, Hermanson L, Kaczmarek J, et al. Updates to male infertility: AUA/ASRM guideline (2024). J Urol. 2024 Dec;212(6):789-99. 摘要

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