2026 80th Anniversary
International Convention of PSK

D+12
October 21-23, 2026

Abstracts

P10-12

Drug-specific effects of antiseizure medications on male reproductive health: evidence from meta-analysis and pharmacovigilance

  • Heejin Na1, Boyoon Choi1, Se-Hoon Oh2, In-je Jo3, Dae Keun Kim4, Yun-Kyoung Song*2
  • 1Program of Biopharmaceutical Science and Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
  • 2College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
  • 3College of Pharmacy, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
  • 4Department of Urology, CHA Fertility Center Seoul Station, CHA University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Background/Objectives: The reproductive effects of antiseizure medications (ASMs) in men remain insufficiently characterized, particularly for individual agents. We comprehensively evaluated associations across multiple ASMs, reproductive endpoints, and comparator groups using meta-analysis and FAERS-based pharmacovigilance analysis. Methods: Clinical studies of men with epilepsy receiving ASMs were systematically reviewed and quantitatively synthesized using untreated patients and healthy individuals as comparators. Male reproductive adverse events reported to the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) from 2019Q1 to 2026Q2 were assessed using reporting odds ratios and information components. Results: Twenty studies involving 1,530 participants were included. Valproate was associated with adverse changes in reproductive hormones, semen parameters, and sexual function, whereas carbamazepine and phenytoin showed alterations mainly in hormonal outcomes. In FAERS, valproate showed disproportionate reporting of male reproductive disorders (IC025=1.792). Conclusions: Reproductive effects differed across individual ASMs. Valproate showed the broadest pattern of alterations, while carbamazepine and phenytoin were predominantly associated with endocrine changes. These findings support drug-specific consideration of reproductive health during long-term ASM therapy.


Q&A

작성하기
  • There are no registered questions

Sponsored by