Growing evidence links male infertility and genitourinary malignancies

Significant evidence links poor overall health with male infertility: Strong associations link infertility with obesity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, as well as premature mortality (1). In their systematic review and meta-analysis published in this issue of Fertility and Sterility, del Giudice et  al. review the existing literature assessing the association between male-factor infertility and the risk of later developing male-specific genitourinary malignancies. Their study demonstrates that male infertility conveys a significant risk for developing both testicular cancer (risk ratio [RR] 2 .03, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.66–2.48) and prostate cancer (RR 1.68, 95% CI 1.17-2.40) (2).
Source: Fertility and Sterility - Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Tags: Reflections Source Type: research