Conditions affecting male fertility may be detected in childhood.
Affected children and adolescents and their parents are often anxious and concerned when infertility is discussed. Urology nurses and midlevel providers play a key role in the education and counseling of the patient and family An awareness of the more common conditions, including presentation, evaluation, and management, is critical.
Written by:
Dy GW, Rust M, Ellsworth P. Are you the author?
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Reference: Urol Nurs. 2012 Sep-Oct;32(5):237-48; quiz 249.
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23472527
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