The Global State of Contemporary Andrology Practice: A Comprehensive Analysis of Clinical Practice, Training Pathways, and Emerging Challenges.
| Title: | The Global State of Contemporary Andrology Practice: A Comprehensive Analysis of Clinical Practice, Training Pathways, and Emerging Challenges. |
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| Authors: | Shah R; Department of Urology and Andrology, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India.; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Mostafa T; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Andrology, Sexology and STIs, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.; Al Hashimi M; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Burjeel Hospital - Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE.; Department of Urology, Khalifa University College of Medicine and Health Science, Abu Dhabi, UAE.; Pinggera GM; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.; Zohdy W; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Andrology, Sexology and STIs, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.; Şahin B; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Marmara University, İstanbul, Türkiye.; Alipour H; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.; Palani AF; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; College of Medicine, University of Garmian, Kalar, Iraq.; Arafa M; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Andrology, Sexology and STIs, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.; Department of Urology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.; Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medicine Qatar, Doha, Qatar.; Chung E; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.; Rashed A; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology and Andrology, October 6th University, Cairo, Egypt.; Ko E; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Kaiser Permanente, Fontana, CA, USA.; Altay B; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Departmant of Urology, Ege University, Izmir, Türkiye.; Rambhatla A; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, USA.; College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, USA.; Toprak T; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, University of Health Sciences, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye.; Kandil H; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Fakih IVF Fertility Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE.; Pescatori E; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Andrology and Reproductive Medicine Unit, Next Fertility GynePro, Bologna, Italy.; El-Sakka A; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.; Elbardisi HA; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.; Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medicine Qatar, Doha, Qatar.; Department Urology, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.; Molina JMC; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.; Falcone M; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; SSD Neurourologia and SCU Urologia, Città della salute e della scienza - University of Torino, Torino, Italy.; Department of Urology, Biruni University, Istanbul, Türkiye.; Amar EH; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Reproductive Medicine Center, American Hospital of Paris, Paris, France.; Center of Reproductive Medicine, Centre de la Muette, Paris, France.; Omotoriogun TC; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Biological Sciences, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Nigeria.; Sarikaya S; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Gülhane Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye.; Phuoc NHV; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Andrology, Binh Dan Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.; Jamali M; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Mohammed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.; Kahraman O; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Baskent University, Konya, Türkiye.; Cihan A; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Private Urology Clinic, Private Office, Ansbach, Germany.; Micic S; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Uromedica Polyclinic, Belgrade, Serbia.; Deger MD; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Tekirdag City Hospital, Tekirdag, Türkiye.; Musa MU; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina, Katsina, Nigeria.; Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Al-Mithnab General Hospital Qasim Region, Al-Mithnab, Saudi Arabia.; Çeker G; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye.; Ari UC; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Reroduction and Artificial Insemination, Kafkas University, Kars, Türkiye.; Ozer C; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Baskent University, Adana, Türkiye.; Omran HM; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Genetics, Pulse Health Training Center, AlJenan Medical Center, Manama, Bahrain.; Molecular Medicine, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain.; Binsaleh S; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Surgery, Section of Urology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Cannarella R; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.; Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.; Moussa MA; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Urology, Al Zahraa Hospital UMC, Beirut, Lebanon.; Shamohammadi I; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.; Japari A; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; SMC Telogorejo Hospital Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia.; Gaggia F; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy.; Danurdoro A; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Division of Urology, West Nusa Tenggara Provincial General Hospital, Mataram, Indonesia.; Mogharabian N; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Sexual Health and Fertility Research Center, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.; Toiema ME; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Andrology, Assuit University Hospital, Assuit, Egypt.; Taniguchi H; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology and Andrology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.; Savira M; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.; Ho CCK; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Surgery, Taylor's University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.; Singh K; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Bridgetown, Barbados.; Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown, Barbados.; Nguyen MT; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Fertility Centre, Hanh Phuc International Hospital, Binh Duong, Vietnam.; Department of Andrology, Men's Health Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.; Kavoussi PK; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Reproductive Urology, Austin Fertility & Reproductive Medicine/Westlake IVF, Austin, USA.; Mutambirwa SBA; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.; Merchant I; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Shalby Multispeciality Hospital, Jabalpur, India.; Moorthy D; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Swarupa Fertility & IVF Centre, Vijayawada, India.; Kumar V; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Microbiology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India.; Kalkanli A; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Medical Park Gebze Hospital, Kocaeli, Türkiye.; Rao F; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Biological Sciences, Center To Advance Level Research & Development (SMC-Pvt) Ltd., Multan, Pakistan.; Gokalp F; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Türkiye.; Garrido N; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Male Factor Research Group, IVIRMA Global Research Alliance, IVI Foundation, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe (IIS La Fe), Valencia, Spain.; Konstantinidis C; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Urology & Neurourology Unit, National Rehabilitation Center, Athens, Greece.; Pening D; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Gynaecology, HUB Erasme, ULB, Brussels, Belgium.; Bahmyari S; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Reproductive Biology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.; Dolati P; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Gene Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Hope Generation Foundation, Tehran, Iran.; Calogero AE; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.; Saleh R; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.; Ajyal IVF Center, Ajyal Hospital, Sohag, Egypt.; Zilaitiene B; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.; Russo GI; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Urology Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.; Kazdar N; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Laboratory Unilabs Eylau Centre FIV Pierre Cherest, Neuilly Sur Seine, France.; Adriansjah R; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Medical Faculty of Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Indonesia.; Salvio G; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Endocrinology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.; Balercia G; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Endocrinology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.; Zenoaga-Barbarosie C; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Genetics, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; Eze BU; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Surgery, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria.; Atmoko W; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.; Kulaksiz D; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karadeniz Medicalpark Hospital, Trabzon, Türkiye.; Benabbou A; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Biology, Djilali Liabes university of Sidi Bel Abbes, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria.; Mak SK; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Surgery, Union Hospital, Hong Kong, China.; Boeri L; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.; Le ST; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Andrology, Saigon Reproductive Medicine and Andrology Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.; Jain AK; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; IVF Center, Muzaffarnagar Medical College, Muzaffarnagar, India.; IVF Center, Jaipur Golden Hospital, New Delhi, India.; El Meliegy A; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Andrology, Sexology and STIs, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.; Böcü K; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Niğde Omer Halisdemir University, Niğde, Türkiye.; Güngör ND; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Türkiye.; IVF Unit, Bahçeçi Health Group, Istanbul, Türkiye.; Calik G; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Türkiye.; Makarounis K; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology and Andrology, Locus Medicus, Athens, Greece.; Duran MB; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Türkiye.; Arab HA; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Gynecology, Dr Arab Medical Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.; Montano L; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Serivice of Andrology and Lifestyle Medicine in UroAndrology, Local Health Authority (ASL Salerno), Salerno, Italy.; EcoFoods Fertility Network for Reproductive and Environmental Health, Local Health Authority (ASL Salerno), Salerno, Italy.; Ahmad G; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Andrology Department, Royal Children's and Women's Hospitals, Melbourne, Australia.; Clinical Pathology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.; Nguyen TTM; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Medical Statistics and Informatics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.; Park HJ; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.; Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea.; Arianto E; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Sam Ratulangi University, Jakarta, Indonesia.; Department of Urology, Prof R.D. Kandou General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.; Mantravadi KC; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Clinical Embryology, Oasis Fertility, Hyderabad, India.; Crafa A; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.; Turunc T; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; UroCentre Clinic, Adana, Türkiye.; Dimitriadis F; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.; Arslan U; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, University of Health Sciences, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye.; Rahman SM; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Embryology, BACC Women's and Children Hospital Pvt Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh.; Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.; Rezano A; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia.; Andrology Clinic, Santo Borromeus Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia.; Smith RP; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.; Ceyhan E; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye.; Kumar N; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India.; Parikesit D; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Urology Medical Staff Group, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.; Özkent MS; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Konya City Hospital, Konya, Türkiye.; Putra R; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Ciawi General Hospital, Bogor, Indonesia.; Department of Urology, Tarumanagara University, Jakarta, Indonesia.; Lin H; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China.; Rajmil O; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Andrology Department, Catalonia-Central University-Uvic, Barcelona, Spain.; Autonomous University of Barcelona - UAB, Puigvert Foundation, Sant Pau Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.; Jayaprakash SP; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Andrology, Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology, Chennai, India.; Le TV; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Andrology, Binh Dan Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.; Department of Andrology and Nephro-Urology, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.; Dipankar SP; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri, India.; Thomas C; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, General Hospital of Corinth, Corinth, Greece.; Giulioni C; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Urology Unit, Casa di Cura Villa Igea, Ancona, Italy.; Nguyen DC; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Andrology Unit, TamAnh Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.; K V V; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, CURE Urology Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, India.; Qureshi Z; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Embryology, Fakih IVF Fertility Center, Dubai, UAE.; Giacone F; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Unità di Medicina della Riproduzione, Centro HERA, Unità di Medicina della Riproduzione, Centro HERA, Catania, Italy.; Reddy A; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Andrology, Asian Andrology, Hyderabad, India.; Dasgupta S; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Reproductive Medicine, Genome Fertility Centre, Kolkata, India.; Jain D; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jaipur Golden Hospital, New Delhi, India.; Department of Internal Medicine, Max Multispecialty Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, India.; Salzano C; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Internal Medicine, ASL Napoli 1, Naples, Italy.; Finocchi FF; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Unit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Department of System Medicine, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.; Rocco L; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Caserta, Italy.; Kadıoğlu A; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.; Sikiru AB; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Animal Science/Molecular Cellular and Integrative Physiology Laboratory, Federal University of Agriculture Zuru, Zuru, Nigeria.; Kilicalp AS; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Ankara Ataturk Sanatoryumu Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye.; Rabin MM; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.; Department of Urology, Rangpur Medical College Hospital, Rangpur, Bangladesh.; Liguori G; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.; Rodriguez JAM; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Ginecologia y Fertilidad Pachuca, Pachuca de Soto, Mexico.; Vazquez JFS; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Reproductive Medicine, CITMER, México City, Mexico.; Marino AA; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Reproductive Medicine Unit, ANDROS Day Surgery Clinic, Palermo, Italy.; Hamoda T; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Urology, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.; Karthikeyan VS; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India.; Erkan BK; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Türkiye.; Ruzaev M; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Urology/Andrology, Sibirian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russian Federation.; Nezzal M; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; IVF Department, Private clinic, Annaba, Algeria.; Colpi GM; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Andrology and IVF Center, Next Fertility ProCrea, Lugano, Switzerland.; Bahar F; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Andrology Section, Faculty of Medicine, Muhammadiyah Palembang University, Palembang, Indonesia.; Andrology Section, Siloam Sriwijaya Palembang Hospital, Palembang, Indonesia.; Sethupathy T; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, CK Medical Centre Hospital, Erode, India.; Hebrard GDCH; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Reproductive Biology, Reina Madre, Puebla, México.; Al-Marhoon MS; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, University Medical City, Muscat, Oman.; Motawi AT; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Andrology, Sexology and STIs, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.; Andreadakis S; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.; Kaya C; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Health Science University, Istanbul, Türkiye.; Department of Urology, Eskişehir City Hospital, Eskisehir, Türkiye.; Franceschelli A; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology and Nephrology, Andrology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.; Rizaldi F; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.; Roychoudhury S; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, India.; Padilla PC; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Laboratorio de Andrologia/Banco de Semen, Hisparep, Clinic Human Reproduction, Spanish Hospital, México City, México.; Awwad AA; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Andrology, Sexology and STIs, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.; Zylbersztejn DS; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Center of Reproductive Medicine, Grupo Fleury, Sao Paulo, Brazil.; Gherabi N; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Medicine, Algiers 1 University, Algiers, Algeria.; Bensouda A; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Urology and Andrology Private Practice, Rabat, Moroco.; Firsty NN; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Surgery, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.; Department of Emergency, Putri Hijau Army Hospital, Medan, Indonesia.; Department of Emergency, Setia Budi Hospital, Medan, Indonesia.; Franco G; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.; Goswami NS; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; IVF Department, Flora Fertility Center, Ahmedabad, India.; Lakshmi BA; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Reproductive Medicine, Jañani Fertility Centre, Trichy, India.; Santer FR; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Division of Experimental Urology, Department of Urology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.; Serefoglu EC; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Urology, Biruni University, Istanbul, Türkiye.; Esmaeili V; Global Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.; Department of Embryology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.; 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| Source: | The world journal of men's health [World J Mens Health] 2025 Jun 25. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jun 25. |
| Publication Model: | Ahead of Print |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology Country of Publication: Korea (South) NLM ID: 101596899 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2287-4208 (Print) Linking ISSN: 22874208 NLM ISO Abbreviation: World J Mens Health |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Seoul : Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology |
| Abstract: | Purpose: This study evaluates the current state of andrology practice worldwide, identifies challenges faced by clinicians, and explores training, certification, and research opportunities. It also seeks to redefine the qualifications necessary to be recognized as an andrologist and to propose areas for standardization and improvement.; Materials and Methods: A global, cross-sectional survey was conducted using a 48-question online questionnaire designed by international experts. The survey, distributed in English, covered various domains of modern andrology practice. Responses from 405 participants across 59 countries were analyzed using R version 4.1.2, with categorical variables reported as frequencies and percentages.; Results: Among respondents, 47.3% held medical doctor (MD) degrees, with urologists (31.1%) and clinical andrologists (25.3%) being the most represented specialties. Formal, board-certified andrological training was reported as available in only 48.1% of countries. While half of the respondents identified as andrologists based on experience, only one-third did so through certification, obtained from diverse, nationally recognized organizations. The primary areas of practice included male infertility (36.7%), male sexual dysfunction (27.2%), and sexually transmitted infections (14.5%). Many participants were actively engaged in assisted reproductive technologies, imaging, and andrological surgical emergencies. Despite strong interest in clinical, basic, and translational research, respondents highlighted significant challenges, including inconsistent training pathways, insufficient certification standards, and the complexity of managing diverse andrological conditions.; Conclusions: Andrology is an evolving multidisciplinary specialty where board-certified urologists, clinical andrologists, and reproductive medicine specialists collaborate to address male reproductive and sexual health challenges. Despite their advanced competencies in medical, surgical, and laboratory interventions, specialists face significant global disparities in training and certification. This survey highlights the urgent need for standardized training, evidence-based guidelines, and unified certification to ensure consistency, enhance patient care, and advance andrology's academic and clinical excellence worldwide.; (Copyright © 2025 Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology.) |
| Competing Interests: | The authors have nothing to disclose. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Andrology; Infertility; Male; Medical education; Sexual health; Surveys and questionnaires |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250629 Latest Revision: 20250629 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.5534/wjmh.250039 |
| PMID: | 40583018 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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