Decline of semen quality among Chinese sperm bank donors within 7 years (2008-2014)
Asian Journal of Andrology, 2017 Semen from 5210 sperm bank donors was analyzed and trends in semen quality were evaluated at Shandong Human Sperm Bank between 2008 and 2014. After 2-7 days of abstinence, semen samples were collected.
Li Wang +5 more
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Journal of Urological Surgery, 2023 Objective:We investigated the effects of Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines on semen parameters in patients with idiopathic infertility who visited our urology clinic.Materials and Methods:Patients who visited our andrology clinic between ...
Eyüp Dil
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Sperm chromatin dispersion test before sperm preparation is predictive of clinical pregnancy in cases of unexplained infertility treated with intrauterine insemination and induction with clomiphene citrate [PDF]
, 2016 Background/aims: A large proportion of men with normal sperm results as analyzed using conventional techniques have fragmented DNA in their spermatozoa.
De Croo, Ilse +4 more
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DNA fragmentation index (DFI) as a measure of sperm quality and fertility in mice. [PDF]
, 2020 Although thousands of genetically modified mouse strains have been cryopreserved by sperm freezing, the likelihood of cryorecovery success cannot be accurately predicted using conventional sperm parameters.
Li, Ming-Wen, Lloyd, KC Kent
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Sperm death and dumping in Drosophila [PDF]
, 2004 Mating with more than one male is the norm for females of many species. In addition to generating competition between the ejaculates of different males, multiple mating may allow females to bias sperm use.
A Civetta +29 more
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Diverse and widespread contamination evident in the unmapped depths of high throughput sequencing data [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Trace quantities of contaminating DNA are widespread in the laboratory environment, but their presence has received little attention in the context of high throughput sequencing.
Lusk, Richard W
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Minor sperm abnormalities in young male post-pubertal patients with juvenile dermatomyositis [PDF]
, 2008 The objective of the present study was to identify sperm abnormalities in young male patients with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). In 2005, 18 male JDM patients, diagnosed according to the criteria of Bohan and Peter, were followed at the Pediatric ...
CASEMIRO, R. +5 more
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Effect of metabolic and antioxidant supplementation on sperm parameters in oligo-astheno-teratozoospermia, with and without varicocele: a double-blind placebo-controlled study [PDF]
, 2018 Since sperm require high energy levels to perform their specialised function, it is vital that essential nutrients are available for spermatozoa when they develop, capacitate and acquire motility.
Agarwal, A. +8 more
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Environment International, 2021 Background: Essential elements such as iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), selenium (Se), rubidium (Rb), strontium (Sr), and molybdenum (Mo) are necessary for reproductive health.
Heng-Gui Chen +9 more
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Prague Medical Report, 2013 Metronidazole (MTZ) is a common antiparasitic and antibacterial drug. The drug and X-ray induced effects in mouse sperm count, sperm head abnormality and some oxidative stress parameters have been studied.
S. Singh, L. Das Roy, Sarbani Giri
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