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Male fertility

Human Andrology, 2013
PurposeThis study aimed to determine the influence of testosterone, luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) on seminal free L-carnitine in maintaining male fertility.Materials and methodsThe present study was designed as an observational study that included 61 adult men ...
Syed D.H. Ahmed, Shahid Ahsan, Syed I.A. Burney   +2 more
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Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals the local cell landscape in mouse epididymal initial segment during aging

Immunity & Ageing, 2023
Background Morphological and functional alterations in aging reproductive organs result in decreased male fertility. The epididymis functions as the transition region for post-testicular sperm maturation.
Jintao Zhuang, Xiangping Li, Jiahui Yao, Xiangzhou Sun, Jiumin Liu, Hua Nie, Yang Hu, Xiangan Tu, Huang Liu, Weibing Qin, Yun Xie   +10 more
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Ontogenetically-regulated male sterility in tissue culture - induced and spontaneous sorghum mutants [PDF]

, 2003
Variability of male fertility expression in the AS-1 line, a somaclonal variant obtained from tissue culture of CMS-plant, and in the progeny of revenant '124-1' obtained from fertile tiller, which developed on CMS-plant transferred from the field to the
Belyaeva E.V., Elkonin L.A.
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Copper-transporting ATPase is important for malaria parasite fertility [PDF]

, 2013
Homeostasis of the trace element copper is essential to all eukaryotic life. Copper serves as a cofactor in metalloenzymes and catalyses electron transfer reactions as well as the generation of potentially toxic reactive oxygen species. Here, we describe
Kenthirapalan, Sanketha, Kooij, Taco W. A., Matuschewski, Kai, Waters, Andrew P.   +3 more
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Treatment progress of cryptozoospermia with Western Medicine and traditional Chinese medicine: A literature review

Health Science Reports, 2023
Background and Aims Cryptozoospermia is an extreme oligozoospermia with an unsatisfactory treatment effect, with an incidence rate of approximately 8.73% in male infertility, whose effective solution has become the call of the times. Western Medicine has
Huang Liu, Zefang Luo, Jinghua Chen, Houbin Zheng, Qingqi Zeng   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thyroxin Is Useful to Improve Sperm Motility [PDF]

International Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2016
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the non-genomic action of thyroxin on sperm kinetic and its probable use to improve sperm recovery after applying an en- richment method like “swim-up” in comparison with the available one, pentoxifylline.
Gabriela Ruth Mendeluk, Mónica Rosales
doaj   +1 more source

'If I have only two children and they die. who will take care of me?' : a qualitative study exploring knowledge, attitudes and practices about family planning among Mozambican female and male adults [PDF]

, 2017
Background: By focusing upon family planning counselling services, the Mozambican government has significantly enhanced the general health of female and male clients.
Capurchande, Rehana, Coene, Gily, Meulemans, Herman, Roelens, Kristien   +3 more
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Divergent pathophysiological drivers of polycystic ovary syndrome: insulin resistance independently fuels the hyperandrogenic phenotype whilst neuroendocrine factors dominate non-hyperandrogenic presentations

Frontiers in Endocrinology
BackgroundPolycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) manifests as a heterogeneous disorder, yet the extent to which metabolic dysfunction drives specific phenotypes independent of obesity remains debated.
Xiaoxia Wang, Xiaoxia Wang, Hua Nie, Hua Nie, Rong Cui, Rong Cui, Guifang Ye, Guifang Ye, Ying Tan, Ying Tan, Jing Zhang, Jing Zhang, Biyun Zhang, Biyun Zhang, Xingming Zhong, Xingming Zhong   +15 more
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Unraveling the Intricacies of the Seminal Microbiome and Its Impact on Human Fertility

Biology
Although the microbial communities from seminal fluid were an unexplored field some decades ago, their characteristics and potential roles are gradually coming to light.
Celia Corral-Vazquez, Joan Blanco, Zaida Sarrate, Ester Anton   +3 more
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Anti-fertility effect of Aerva lanata crude extract in male Dams offspring: An experimental study

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2022
Background: Aerva lanata, a herb used as food and also consumed as a tonic by pregnant women to relieve stomach pains and prevent miscarriage. In addition to other characterized properties, it possesses antifertility and anti-implantation activities ...
Raphael Eguono Uwejigho, Kingsley Afoke Iteire, Felix Udawmojo Enemali   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source