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Semen parameter variability among users of at-home sperm testing kits

BMC Urology, 2022
Background Despite the generally accepted World Health Organization guidelines on semen analysis, an individual’s results can display significant variation when performed across time or in different laboratories.
Yana Aznavour, Felipe Navarrete, Jad Badreddine, Paul H. G. Simon, Vrushab Gowda, Stephen Rhodes, Ramy Abou Ghayda   +6 more
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Comparison of The Efficacy and Safety of Palomo, Ivanissevich and Laparoscopic Varicocelectomy in Iranian Infertile Men with Palpable Varicocele [PDF]

International Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2018
Background This study aimed to compare the effects of three commonly used varicocelectomy techniques namely, open retroperitoneal ligation (Palomo), open inguinal ligation (Ivanissevich) and laparoscopy, in Iranian infertile men.
Kamal Hosseini, Masoumeh Nejatifar, Ali Kabir   +2 more
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Predicting the Outcome of Equine Artificial Inseminations Using Chilled Semen

Animals, 2023
This study aimed to determine whether an analysis of stallion ejaculate could accurately predict the likelihood of pregnancy resulting from artificial insemination in mares. This study involved 46 inseminations of 41 mares, using 7 standardbred stallions
Ashlee Jade Medica, Sarah Lambourne, Robert John Aitken   +2 more
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Study on the Interaction between Serum Thyrotropin and Semen Parameters in Men

Medical Sciences, 2022
The effect of thyroid function on semen parameters has been studied in pathological conditions in small studies. With this research work, we aimed to study thyroid hormone effects on semen parameters in 130 men who were evaluated for couple subfertility.
Ioannis Kakoulidis, Ioannis Ilias, Stefanos Stergiotis, Stefanos Togias, Aikaterini Michou, Anastasia Lekkou, Vasiliki Mastrodimou, Athina Pappa, Charalampos Milionis, Evangelia Venaki, Eftychia Koukkou   +10 more
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Quantitative Assessment of the Risk of Release of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus via Export of Bull Semen from Israel [PDF]

, 2017
Various foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus strains circulate in the Middle East, causing frequent episodes of FMD outbreaks among Israeli livestock. Since the virus is highly resistant in semen, artificial insemination with contaminated bull semen may ...
Aidaros, Alexandersen, Alexandersen, Alkhamis, Bates, Callis, Carpenter, Cottral, Donaldson, Gibbens, Gierloff, Gonzales, Ham, Harrison, Hutber, Hutber, James, Keeling, Kitching, Mardones, Martinez-Lopez, Nathues, OIE, OIE, OIE, Orsel, Parez, R Core Team, Reid, Reid, Sellers, Sellers, Sellers, Sellers, Shaw, Stram, Sutmoller, Sutmoller, Thomson, USDA, Vose   +40 more
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Standardized Laboratory Procedures, Quality Control and Quality Assurance Are Key Requirements for Accurate Semen Analysis in the Evaluation of Infertile Male

The World Journal of Men's Health, 2022
Semen analysis is a basic test for evaluating male fertility potential, as it plays an essential role in driving the future management and treatment of infertility in couples.
Ashok Agarwal, Rakesh Sharma, Sajal Gupta, Renata Finelli, Neel Parekh, Manesh Kumar Panner Selvam, Camila Pinho Pompeu, Sarah Madani, Andrea Belo, Mahsa Darbandi, Neha Singh, Sara Darbandi, Simryn Covarrubias, Raha Sadeghi, Mohamed Arafa, Ahmad Majzoub, Meaghanne Caraballo, Alyssa Giroski, Kourtney McNulty, Damayanthi Durairajanayagam, Ralf Henkel   +20 more
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MODEL FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN BOAR STUDS AND LABORATORIES FOR REPRODUCTION IN BOARS’ SEMEN QUALITY CONTROL

Archives of Veterinary Medicine, 2013
In this article we presented procedures and results of boar semen quality control performed at the Scientific Veterinary Institute “Novi Sad” based on continuous cooperation with the farms’ centers for boar semen production.
Aleksandar Milovanović, Tomislav Barna, Dubravka Milanov, Miodrag Lazarević   +3 more
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The effects of age on DNA fragmentation, the condensation of chromatin and conventional semen parameters in healthy nonsmoking men exposed to traffic air pollution

Health Science Reports, 2021
Background Numerous studies have investigated age‐based declines in semen traits, but the impact of paternal age on semen parameter values remains inconclusive.
Jiri Rubes, Jaroslav Sipek, Vera Kopecka, Petra Musilova, Miluse Vozdova, Petra Prinosilova, Jan Topinka, Anna Pastorkova, Vlasta Svecova, Radim J. Sram   +9 more
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Low-Cost QCM Sensor System for Screening Semen Samples [PDF]

, 2010
Artificial insemination is a well-established part of modern agricultural practice. A viable semen sample is judged by the total number of spermatozoa (sperm) in the sample and the motility of the sperm.
Atherton, Shaun, Evans, Carl, Hughes, David, McHale, Glen, Morris, Robert, Newton, Michael, Stanley, Simon   +6 more
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Background ionizing radiation and semen parameters of men with reproductive problems

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2020
Introduction and objective The male reproductive system constitutes a set of tissues which are particularly sensitive to external factors. The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between background radioactivity and the quality of the semen ...
Artur Wdowiak, Magdalena Stec, Dorota Raczkiewicz, Agnieszka Bień, Grażyna Iwanowicz-Palus, Lech Panasiuk   +5 more
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