BACKGROUND The role of free oxygen radicals in inflammatory conditions is well known. Free radicals cause lipid peroxidation of cellular membranes resulting in cell death. The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels of total anti-oxidant status (TAS), as a marker of anti-oxidant defense system and malondialdehyde (MDA), as a marker of oxidative stress, in the plasma of patients with...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Fatty acid (FA) composition of the spermatozoa may be an important determinant of fertility. The aim was to evaluate polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) composition of the blood plasma and spermatozoa in infertile men with idiopathic oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT). METHODS Eighty-two infertile men with idiopathic OAT and seventy-eight fertile men defined according to semen...

Background: The incidence of anti-chlamydia trachomatis immunoglobulins in serninal plasma and serum of infertile men was detected by microimmuno fluorscence (MIF) test .The main objective was to determine and compare the performance of seminal plasma and serum in the diagnosis of chlamydia trachomatis genital infection in Iraqi infertile men. Patients and Method: Seminal fluid and blood sample...

Background Any factor like diabetes that changes the oxidant/antioxidant balance in favor of oxidants could possibly disrupt the physiologic function of ovaries. So, we have investigated the effect of vitamin E and Se supplements on antioxidant defense in ovaries of diabetic rats with focus on Xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase (XDH/XO) and Aldehyde oxidase (AO) activities. MaterialsAndMethods This...