Abstract：
OBJECTIVE:To determine whether men with azoospermia are at an elevated risk of developing cancer in the years following an infertility evaluation. DESIGN:Cohort study. SETTING:United States andrology clinic. PATIENT(S):A total of 2,238 men with complete records were evaluated for infertility at a single andrology clinic in Texas from 1989 to 2009. INTERVENTION(S):None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):Cancer incidence was determined by linkage to the Texas Cancer Registry. RESULT(S):In all, 451 men had azoospermia, and 1,787 were not azoospermic, with a mean age at infertility evaluation of 35.7 years. Compared with the general population, infertile men had a higher risk of cancer, with 29 cases observed compared with 16.7 expected (standardized incidence rate [SIR] 1.7, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2-2.5). When stratifying by azoospermia status, azoospermic men had an elevated risk of cancer (SIR 2.9, 95% CI 1.4-5.4). Infertile men without azoospermia had a trend toward a higher rate of cancer (SIR 1.4, 95% CI 0.9-2.2). The Cox regression model revealed that azoospermic men had 2.2-fold higher cancer risk compared with nonazoospermic men (hazard ratio 2.2, 95% CI 1.0-4.8). CONCLUSION(S):Men with azoospermia have an increased risk of subsequently developing cancer, suggesting a possible common etiology between azoospermia and cancer development. Additional follow-up of azoospermic men after reproductive efforts end may be warranted.
journal_name
Fertil Steriljournal_title
Fertility and sterilityauthors
Eisenberg ML,Betts P,Herder D,Lamb DJ,Lipshultz LIdoi
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.05.022subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-09-01 00:00:00pages
681-5issue
3eissn
0015-0282issn
1556-5653pii
S0015-0282(13)00631-6journal_volume
100pub_type
杂志文章abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of vitrification and beta-mercaptoethanol (beta-ME) on reactive oxygen species (ROS) activity and in vitro development of oocytes vitrified before or after in vitro fertilization (IVF). DESIGN:Randomized prospective study. SETTING:University-based assisted reproductive technology l...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.01.043
更新日期：2010-05-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)59414-x
更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
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doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(01)01797-6
更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.03.029
更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55143-7
更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00244-6
更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.11.014
更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60676-3
更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)48087-8
更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.02.006
更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)42188-6
更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.03.019
更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.10.010
更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55451-x
更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60483-1
更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)39196-8
更新日期：1972-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.08.041
更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.021
更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.08.057
更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)45624-4
更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55271-6
更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 历史文章
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更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.04.074
更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.10.025
更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)42324-1
更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00
