The nurse counseling a couple who cannot conceive learns that female infertility problems have been ruled out. What will the nurse expect to tell this couple?
a. "If medication is necessary for male infer-tility, treatment will last a few months."
b. "Male infertility is usually treatable with a combination of medications."
c. "Most male infertility is not linked to known endocrine disorders."
d. "Treatment with sildenafil [Viagra] will be necessary to improve fertility."
C
In most cases, infertility in males in not associated with an identifiable endocrine disorder, and with the exception of infertility associated with erectile dysfunction, male infertility is generally unresponsive to drugs. In rare cases, failure to produce sperm is related to insufficient gonado-tropin secretion and hCG may be used, but therapy is prolonged and may be required for up to 3 to 4 years. Treatment with sildenafil is necessary only when ED has been identified.
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