@article{TAU19552,
author = {Joshua A. Halpern and Joshua S. Jue and Ranjith Ramasamy},
title = {Infertility evaluation and access to assisted reproductive technologies among male military veterans: analysis of the South Florida Veterans Affairs experience},
journal = {Translational Andrology and Urology},
volume = {7},
number = {Suppl 2},
year = {2018},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: Recent legislation extended coverage for assisted reproductive technologies (ART) to male veterans within the United States Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system. We sought to characterize the appropriateness of male infertility diagnosis and access to assisted reproductive technologies (ART) among men within the local VA healthcare system after passage of the new legislation.
Methods: We retrospectively identified male patients within the South Florida VA Network who underwent semen analysis (SA) or were diagnosed with infertility between January 1999 and June 2017. Men were classified by infertility diagnosis and sperm concentration/mL (normal, oligospermia },
issn = {2223-4691}, url = {https://tau.amegroups.org/article/view/19552}
}