Mounting a comprehensive public health response to address male infertility

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Saurabh R. Shrivastava contributed to the conception or design of the work, drafting of the work, approval of the final version of the manuscript, and agreed for all aspects of the work. Prateek S. Bobhate contributed to the literature review, revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content, approval of the final version of the manuscript, and agreed for all aspects of the work. Rajasi Sengupta contributed to the literature review, revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content, approval of the final version of the manuscript, and agreed for all aspects of the work. Anupama Bhute contributed to the literature review, revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content, approval of the final version of the manuscript, and agreed for all aspects of the work.

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