University Hospitals Birmingham, Good Hope Hospital , Birmingham, UK.
Fertility, X&Y Fertility , Leicester, UK.
Br J Biomed Sci. 2020 Jul;77(3):148-151. doi: 10.1080/09674845.2020.1732638. Epub 2020 Mar 16.
A diagnostic semen analysis should be performed as part of a couple's routine fertility investigations in order to determine sperm quality prior to managing the treatment pathway. The semen analysis report should be considered alongside clinical discussions and a review of both patients' medical history. However, whilst it is part of the standard patient pathway, a regular up-to-date review at each clinical step of a patients' journey is not always performed, which may miss potential clinical changes that could impact the most effective management of the couple. This case study reports the impact on the semen quality of a post-operative infection and hospitalisation of a male patient on a fertility management pathway.
应进行诊断性精液分析，作为夫妇常规生育力检查的一部分，以便在管理治疗途径之前确定精子质量。精液分析报告应与临床讨论和对患者病史的回顾一并考虑。然而，尽管它是标准患者途径的一部分，但并不总是在患者旅程的每个临床步骤都进行定期的最新审查，这可能会错过可能影响夫妇最有效管理的潜在临床变化。本病例研究报告了一名接受生育力管理的男性患者手术后感染和住院对精液质量的影响。
