Big enough for an aromatase inhibitor? How adiposity affects male fertility.

Abstract:

:Obesity is a pandemic and is associated with multiple medical problems including subfertility. Male obesity has been associated with altered semen parameters and reproductive hormonal levels, including a reduced testosterone:estradiol (T:E₂) ratio. Treatment methods employed for obesity-related male subfertility include gonadotropin administration, weight loss, and aromatase inhibitors. Letrozole is a highly effective nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor that has been used to treat male subfertility in several case series with promising results. Adequately designed randomized controlled studies are needed to produce evidence-based data on the role of aromatase inhibitors in male subfertility management and evaluate the side-effect profile.

journal_name

Semin Reprod Med

authors

Stephens SM,Polotsky AJ

doi

10.1055/s-0033-1345272

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-07-01 00:00:00

pages

251-7

issue

4

eissn

1526-8004

issn

1526-4564

journal_volume

31

pub_type

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