Sulphasalazine and male infertility: reversibility and possible mechanism.

Incidence of sulphasalazine-induced male infertility.

Sperm analysis of 21 patients taking sulphasalazine for inflammatory bowel disease revealed that 86% had abnormal semen analysis and 72% had oligospermia.

Microorganisms and Male Infertility: Possible Pathophysiological Mechanisms

Male infertility is a worldwide problem, as in about one in five infertile couples; the sole reason is the male partner. Amongst the various etiological factors responsible for male infertility, acute and chronic genital tract infections constitute a significant part. Different microorganisms have been linked with male infertility; with varying levels of association. These microorganisms have b...

Spermatogonia apoptosis induction as a possible mechanism of Toxoplasma gondii induced male infertility

Objective(s): The protozoan Toxoplasma gondii as an intracellular protozoan is widely prevalent in humans and animals. Infection generally occurs through consuming food contaminated with oocysts and tissue cysts from undercooked meat. The parasite is carried in sexual fluids like semen but there is little information about the effect of T. gondii on the male reproducti...

Male Infertility: Genetics, Mechanism, and Therapies.

ACUPUNCTURE AND MALE INFERTILITY About male infertility

The clinical definition of male infertility is the presence of abnormal semen parameters in the male partner of a couple who have been unable to conceive after 1 year of unprotected intercourse (Dohle 2010). The World Health Organization defines male factor infertility as the presence of one or more abnormalities in the semen analysis, or the presence of inadequate sexual or ejaculatory functio...