Care Delivery for Male Infertility: The Present and Future

Urol Clin North Am. 2020 May;47(2):193-204. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2019.12.006.

Abstract

Although infertility is now recognized as a disease by multiple organizations including the World Health Organization and the American Medical Association, private insurance companies rarely include coverage for infertility treatments. In this review, the authors assess the current state of care delivery for male infertility care in the United States. They discuss the scope of male infertility as well as the unique burdens it places on patients and review emerging market forces that could affect the future of care delivery for male infertility.

Keywords: Health policy; Infertility markets; Insurance coverage; Male infertility; Public policy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Comorbidity
  • Delivery of Health Care / methods*
  • Delivery of Health Care / statistics & numerical data
  • Delivery of Health Care / trends*
  • Forecasting
  • Health Policy / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Humans
  • Infertility / diagnosis
  • Infertility / economics
  • Infertility / therapy
  • Infertility, Male / diagnosis*
  • Infertility, Male / economics
  • Infertility, Male / epidemiology
  • Infertility, Male / therapy*
  • Insurance Coverage / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Insurance, Health / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Male
  • United States / epidemiology