evidence suggests that human sperm chromatin anomalies adversely affect reproductive outcomes and infertile men possess substantially amount of sperm with chromatin anomalies than fertile men. routine semen analysis evaluates parameters such as sperm motility and morphology, but does not examine the nuclear dna integrity of spermatozoa. it has been suggested that altered nuclear chromatin struc...

varicocele is one of the most common causes of primary male infertility. pilea microphylla (pm) is being used as folk medicine. this study was aimed to investigate the effects of pm in a rat model of varicocele. a total of 30 male wistar rats were divided into control, sham, varicocele, accessory varicocele and pm-treated groups. after 10 weeks of varicocele induction, sperm parameters and chro...

Evidence suggests that human sperm chromatin anomalies adversely affect reproductive outcomes and infertile men possess substantially amount of sperm with chromatin anomalies than fertile men. Routine semen analysis evaluates parameters such as sperm motility and morphology, but does not examine the nuclear DNA integrity of spermatozoa. It has been suggested that altered nuclear chromatin struc...

Abbreviations: AI: Artificial Insemination; BCF: Beat Cross Frequency; PI: Propidiumiodide; ZBA: Zona Binding Assay; DFI: DNA Fragmentation Index; HZA: Hemizona Assay; SCSA: Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay; AOT: Acridine Orange Test; SCD: Sperm Chromatin Dispersion Test; ROS: Reactive Oxygen Species; VSL: Straight Line Velocity; LIN: linearity; VCL: Curvilinear Velocity; CTC: Fluorescent Chlort...

BACKGROUND Methamphetamine (MA) was shown to have harmful effects on male reproductive system. OBJECTIVE To investigate probable effects of daily administration of MA on sperm parameters and chromatin/DNA integrity in mouse. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty-five NMRI male mice were divided into five groups including low, medium, and high dosage groups which were injected intraperitoneally with 4...

OBJECTIVE The present study was designed to determine the effect of the freeze-thawing procedure, computer controlled rate freezing and duration for six months, on human sperm chromatin (assessed by acridine orange test), vitality, motility, and morphology. DESIGN Experimental study MATERIAL AND METHOD Twenty semen samples were obtained from patients attending the infertility unit. The seme...

background: acrylamide (aa) is an important industrial chemical primarily. aa is also found in carbohydrate-rich foods that are prepared at high temperatures, such as french fries and potato chips. it is demonstrated that aa is a carcinogen and reproductive toxin and has ability to induce sperm damage. objective: the aim of this study was to observe the effects of aa on sperm parameters and eva...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate cryodamage on human sperm motility, cryosurvival rate, and sperm chromatin assessed by acridine orange staining method (AO test) after a six-month freeze-thawing process using liquid nitrogen vapor. STUDY DESIGN Experimental study. MATERIAL AND METHOD Twenty normal semen samples were obtained from the male partner of infertile couples attending the infertility unit, Si...

We evaluated the effect of varicocelectomy on semen parameters and levels of sperm DNA damage in infertile men. A total of 75 infertile men with varicocele and 40 fertile men (controls) were included in this study. Semen analysis and sperm DNA damage expressed as the DNA fragmentation index using acridine orange staining and chromatin condensation test by flow cytometry were assessed before and...