Table 2. – Dermatomyositis and male fertility.

Author	Year	Study Population	Results	Conclusion
Moraes et al. (19)	2008	5 post-pubertal males with DM and 5 healthy controls	100% teratozoospermia / Azoospermia during CYC treatment	No significant difference between patients and normal controls regarding hormonal levels or sperm analysis
Moraes et al. (20)	2010	10 post-pubertal males with DM and 10 healthy controls	Low concentration, low sperm abnormalities, low motile count, reduced testicular volumes in DM patients	DM may affect testicular function and sex hormones levels / Disease activity and CYC may induce gonadal dysfunction

Note: DM = dermatomyositis; CYC = cyclophosphamide.