Peter Schlegel, M.D., F.A.C.S.

This report by Diaz et al¹is a follow-up of the larger controlled study by Gonzalez et al2 that documented a lack of semen parameter change in men who received COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. These patients were studied using semen analyses before and after vaccination. The current study extended the follow-up duration to a total mean of 10 months after vaccination. Again, no adverse effect of COVID-19 vaccination on sperm numbers was seen.

Choi et al report on the use of medically assisted reproduction (which includes medical ovulation stimulation and intrauterine insemination as well as in vitro fertilization [IVF]/intracytoplasmic sperm injection[ICSI]) in Australia.¹Australia is unique in that is has a single healthcare registry system (allowing the tracking of infertility treatments and subsequent births), and infertility care is available without restriction. Read More

Dr. Peter Schlegel, the James J. Colt Professor of Urology and Professor of Reproductive Medicine spoke with the Wall Street Journal regarding recent trends in male infertility, and the medical research into the use antioxidants to treat it. 

To Read the Full Story: https://www.wsj.com/articles/sperm-focus-start-ups-looking-to-boost-male-fertility-11654691234

Practice Update 

Diagnosis and Treatment of Infertility in Men: 2021 AUA/ASRM Guideline

Practice Update, 12/13/2021 

New Ultra-Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Dr. Cigdem "Cori" Tanrikut, Clinical Professor of Urology at Georgetown University School of Medicine and Dr. Peter N. Schlegel, James J. Colt Professor of Urology & Reproductive Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine provide an updated AUA-ASRM guideline for male infertility.

Congratulations to Dr. Peter N. Schlegel, Dr. Marc Goldstein, and Dr. Dolores Lamb of Weill Cornell Urology on their 20-year ASRM Service Milestone Award and to Dr. Philip S. Li on his 10-year ASRM Service Milestone Award. The ASRM Service Milestone awards are given annually to recognize and thank members who have dedicated hours of time and service to shape ASRM into the leading society for reproductive medicine.