Background. Infertility is both a clinical and a public problem, affecting the life of the couple, the healthcare services, and social environment. Standard semen analysis is the surrogate measure of male fertility in clinical practice. Objective. To provide information about the relationship between semen parameters and spontaneous conception. Methods. We evaluated retrospectively 453 pregnanc...

A GC-MS method was successfully applied to measure simultaneously the concentrations of endocrine disrupting compounds (5 dialkyl phthalates, 9 phthalate monoesters, 3 alkylphenols and bisphenol A) in 136 male urine samples. In the present study the method was validated and concentrations of EDCs were determined. The results were compared with results from other studies. Correlations between en...

PURPOSE To determine whether it is necessary to analyze the semen of varicocele patients in their early 20s who are not complaining of infertility. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data was collected retrospectively from 128 men with varicocele with no complaint of infertility, but with complaints of pain/discomfort or a mass/swelling during a 4-year period beginning in January 2009. The varicocele case...

To study the seasonal variation in the characteristics of the Azarbaijani buffalo semen, three 2-4-year-oldbulls of Azarbaijani water buffaloes, kept in the Buffalo Breeding Center, in Urmia, northwest of Iran, wereselected. Semen samples were collected once a week for a period of one year using artificial vagina and abuffalo cow as a dummy. Semen volume, colour, pH and motility and spermatozoa...

Semen quality is a key indicator of the male reproductive ability. The decline in semen quality has been debated for several decades. However, data on decline in semen quality might be inconsistent given factors such as geographical area, ethnicity, environmental exposure and lifestyle changes. This study aimed to provide information on the semen quality of men in Northern Taiwanese. We recruit...

This study evaluated night and day semen collection regimes in Holstein and Brahman bulls (four bulls of each breed) that were collected weekly, each during a morning and a night collection. Ejaculates (n=64) were obtained via artificial vagina over 4 weeks. The first collection of each week alternated between night and day. Two collection teams were employed. Bull behavior parameters included ...

BACKGROUND Human fertility is linked to sperm quality and therefore the establishment of reference values for normality is mandatory. AIMS The first aim was to establish a reference profile of men in the general population by examining the semen of partners of women with chronic anovulation. The second aim was to determine the prevalence of sperm abnormalities in this patient group. METHODS...

Aims: Determine the motility of spermatozoa in fresh goat semen after being given turmeric extract.
 Study Design: Randomized Block Design.
 Place and Duration Study: Sample: Galang, Deli Serdang Regency, Indonesia, between December 2022 January 2023.
 Methodology: Giving extract to once a day. The treatment included adding 0ml, 25 ml, 50 75 100 ml extract. parameter observed was...

OBJECTIVE To quantify the effect of the new 2010 World Health Organization (WHO) semen analysis reference values on reclassifying previous semen analysis parameters and definition of patients with male factor infertility. DESIGN A multi-institutional retrospective chart review. SETTING University and private male infertility clinics. PATIENT(S) Men referred for infertility evaluation. I...

This study was conducted to assess the post thaw quality of Kundhi buffalo semen diluted in tris based diluents. After collection the ejaculates were pooled and checked for color, volume, pH, mass activity, progressive linear motility% (PLM), and intactness of cell membrane. The semen qualifying these tests was divided into four aliquots A, B, C and D, diluted with tris based diluents; the last...