Advancing lifestyle medicine prescriptions as a method for treating male infertility
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(a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary), in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary for Health and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs, shall evaluate, and develop within relevant health programs of the Department of Health and Human Services, education for awareness of and treatment for, through lifestyle and metabolic modifications, male factor infertility. (b) Topics The development of treatment for male factor infertility in health programs by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) shall include consideration for— (1) sperm count; (2) sperm motility; (3) sperm morphology; (4) erectile dysfunction; (5) hormonal imbalance; (6) sexually transmitted infections; (7) endocrine-disrupting chemicals; (8) testicular torsion; (9) varicoceles; (10) obesity; (11) insulin resistance; and (12) substance use. (c) Report Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available, plans to develop education on treatment for male factor infertility in health programs of the Department of Health and Human Services.