Leveraging Electronic Medical Records from Two Hospital Systems Identifies Male Infertility Associated Comorbidities Across Time
Marina Sirota,
Sarah Woldemariam,
Feng Xie
et al.
Abstract:Male infertility (MI) accounts for at least 30% of infertility etiology, yet the full breadth of potential MI risk factors and adverse health outcomes has not been explored. Here, we use electronic medical records (EMRs) from the University of California (UC) and Stanford to implement a data-driven case-control study to identify MI-associated comorbidities. We identified 6,531 and 5,551 MI patients at UC and Stanford, respectively, as well as 8,353 and 2,464 vasectomy control patients at UC and Stanford, respe… Show more
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