[Motivation and compliance of andrology patents]

150 randomized patients from the andrology department of the University Hospital for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Graz, Austria have been evaluated concerning their motivation, cooperation and compliance. To gain basic data from andrology patients and to analyze consequences after the first clinical examination was one of the purposes of this study. The compliance concerning suggested therapy and necessary control spermiograms was another subject of interest. By means of a questionnaire the wifes of the patients were asked to evaluate, how their husbands used the prescribed medicaments. 83% of the male patients showed a very regular intake of their oral long time treatment. Absolute nicotine carency as a basis for further treatment was accepted by 63% of smokers. Another problem concerned the communication of achieved pregnancies of the andrologist. The rate of communicated pregnancies rose from 10% to 16,7% when a questionnaire was sent to the patients. The results of this study confirm the experience, that patients who desire children show a higher degree of cooperation and compliance than usual.