Background and Aims: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are of major concern to clinicians and researchers in the field of reproductive medicine. Many STI pathogens cause incurable and often fatal diseases, and have been transmitted through insemination procedures. The role of herpes simplex virus in male infertility has been investigated using the sensitive methods. The aim of this study w...

The evaluation of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, as one of the most important antioxidative defence enzymes, in seminal plasma of patients consulting for male infertility was presented in the article. The study included also the determination of its influence on selected human semen quality parameters. The material represents semen samples obtained from 15 men, which were divided into two...

in this study we have described our varicocele cases in terms of associated symptoms/signs. in addition, we have tested the correlation between semen parameters and varicocele grades and compared the relative frequencies of associated symptoms/signs in different varicocele grades. 1 19 referred cases of varicocele were categorized based on clinical criteria into 3 grades by one examiner. the re...

BACKGROUND Sperm selection method is usually used to collect these cells for in vitro-assisted reproduction. Few studies reported the relationship of in vivo fertility and semen parameters after sperm selection; hence, the present study attempted to assess different semen parameters after post-thaw or sperm selection, using density gradient separation BoviPure®, to predict in vivo fertility. ...

AIM To investigate whether early apoptotic changes in spermatozoa can be significant markers for sperm quality. METHODS Two early apoptotic changes in the semen of 56 men were assessed using Annexin V (AN)/propidium iodide (PI) staining for phosphatidylserine externalization and JC-1 staining for mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP). The results were compared with conventional semen paramet...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor on semen parameters. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Academic medical center. PATIENT(S) Thirty-five healthy male volunteers, 18-65 years old. INTERVENTION(S) Paroxetine administration for 5 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Serum hormone levels, semen analyses, percent sperm DNA fragmentation, and questionnair...

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...

Objective: To determine if head and shoulder relaxation massage given immediately before collecting a semen sample will result in an increased total motile sperm count or improved semen parameters for intrauterine insemination (IUI). Design: Prospective randomized study Setting: Academic fertility center Patients: Forty men undergoing clomiphene IUI therapy with their partners Interventions: Ma...