The semen analysis is the main diagnostic tool for evaluating the male fertility potential. The standard semen analysis includes evaluation of the sperm concentration, motility, and their morphology. The most important question is whether the results from semen analysis may be accurate markers for male fertility. Therefore, we retrospectively studied sperm quality among men attending the infert...

conclusions our study showed that ultrasonography findings can be a good predictor of sperm parameters in patients with varicocele. results the semen analysis parameters, including semen volume and sperm morphology, count, and motility, significant correlations with the diameter of the varicocele vein but were not correlated with testes size. in addition, the patients with reflux of longer than...

Objective: Using correlation analysis between the sperm spontaneous acrosome reaction rate (SARR) and routine semen parameters in male infertility patients, we explored the value of the sperm spontaneous acrosome reaction in the evaluation of sperm functions. Methods: The participants comprised of 219 male infertility patients who had visited the Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong Unive...

INTRODUCTION Studies that compare the impact of different infectious entities of the male reproductive tract (MRT) on the male accessory gland function are controversial. MATERIALS AND METHODS Semen analyses of 71 patients with proven infections of the MRT were compared with the results of 40 healthy non-infected volunteers. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to their diagnosis: ch...

OBJECTIVE To explore potential relationships between sperm DNA integrity and both semen parameters and clinical outcomes. METHODS Semen analysis of 498 samples was performed according to the 2010 criteria of the World Health Organization. The sperm DNA fragmentation Index (DFI) of the semen samples was assessed using a neutral comet assay. RESULTS Sperm DFI showed a significant correlation ...

This study was carried out to investigate effects of copper sulphate (CuSO4) additive to semen extenders on sperm parameters: progressive motility, viability, membrane integrity and DNA damage, after semen dilution and cryopreservation. Semen samples of 5 buffalo bulls of 3-5 years old were collected at 5 different occasions during the autumn 2011. A total number of 25 samples were used in each...

Background: The results of studies on the effects of age on sperm parameters are controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of age and semen parameters. Methods: In this study 278 men (32.3±6.5 years, range 19 to 65 years) referred to a private medical laboratory to evaluate couple infertility were included from April 2016 to Mar...

BACKGROUND The aim of this systematic review is to determine whether ginseng is effective in improving sperm quality. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Twelve databases will be searched from their inception to the present date: PubMed, EMBASE, AMED, the Cochrane Library, 5 Korean medical databases (KoreaMed, DBpia, OASIS, the Research Information Service System [RISS], and the Korean Studies Information S...

INTRODUCTION Psychological factors are believed to play an important role in infertility and its treatment Psychological problems may be considered to be risk factors and the cause of reduced infertility, as well as contribute to an unsuccessful outcome of infertility treatment. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to investigate the correlation between semen parameters and quality of life in ...

introduction: semen parameters and specially sperm morphology is used for the assessment of semen sample and for the prediction of the fertilization. however there is semen samples with normal sperm morphology but with hidden sperm chromatin anomalies. since sperm morphology and chromatin anomalies reduce the fertilization rat independently, the purpose of this study is to consider the relation...