Low testosterone in primary infertile men is associated with a history of maternal obesity during pregnancy: Findings from a cross‐sectional study
Low testosterone is a frequent characteristic in primary infertile men. Although rare, maternal obesity at pregnancy is significantly associated with reduced total testosterone and calculated free testosterone levels. Further preventive strategies and close follow-up should be considered in this specific group.
Authors
- Federico Belladelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2165-659X)
- Alessia d’Arma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4855-4577)
- Massimiliano Raffo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6644-6521)
- Alessandro Bertini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4987-7898)
- Michael L. Eisenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5482-0141)
- Andrea Salonia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0595-7165)
- Edoardo Pozzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0228-7039)
- Fausto Negri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3677-6412)
- Luca Boeri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0040-784X)
- Francesco Montorsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7267-4181)
- Christian Corsini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9603-1589)
- Riccardo Ramadani
- Rayan Matloob
- Francesco Passarelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5983-7952)
- Gabriele Birolini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4658-3001)
Institutions
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (IT)
- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele (IT)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Andrology
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/andr.70054
- Primary Topic
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00