The iron content in seminal plasma of normal (n19), oligozoospermic (n11), azoospermic (n12), oligoasthenozoospermic (n19), and asthenozoospermic (n17) subjects was estimated by using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The concentration of iron in normal seminal plasma varied from 265 to 365 mg%. The source of iron in seminal plasma seems to be the adnexal glands and not spermatozoa, as azoos...

BACKGROUND Data available over the past twenty years reveal that in approximately 30% of cases of infertility, pathology is found in man alone, and in another 20% both man and woman are abnormal. Therefore, the male factor is at least partly responsible in about 50% of infertile couples. The longer a couple remains sub fertile, the worse is their chance for an effective cure. This study was pla...

background: pentoxifylline (px) is a methyxanthin derivative that influences the sperm motion characteristics. in general, px has been reportedly effective in preserving sperm motility in vitro, also when administered orally to the asthenozoospermic patients. objective: the main objective of this prospective clinical trial study was to rule out the effect of oral administration of px on sperm p...