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JournalISSN: 0148-5016

Archives of Andrology 

Taylor & Francis
About: Archives of Andrology is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Sperm & Semen. It has an ISSN identifier of 0148-5016. Over the lifetime, 1966 publications have been published receiving 30031 citations.


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TL;DR: In contrast to vitamin B supplementation, vitamin E and selenium supplementation produced a significant decrease in MDA concentrations and an improvement of sperm motility, and these results confirm the protective and beneficial effects of Vitamin E and Selenium on semen quality and advocate their use in male infertility treatment.
Abstract: Numerous studies have reported beneficial effects of antioxidant drugs on semen quality, but there is no well-defined therapeutical protocol in male infertility. This study aimed to test the effect...

333 citations

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TL;DR: The data indicate that some RPL patients have a significant increase of sperm DNA fragmentation, which may be causative of pregnancy loss in some patients.
Abstract: Previous studies have indicated that sperm quality may be related to unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss. This study evaluated the degree of sperm DNA fragmentation using the TUNEL assay on sperm from 24 couples with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) compared to sperm from 2 control groups: donors of known fertility and unscreened men from the general population. The percentage of sperm staining positive for DNA fragmentation was increased (p < .001) in the RPL group (38 +/- 4.2) compared to the donor (11.9 +/- 1.0) or general population (22 +/- 2.0) control groups. In the RPL group, no correlation was observed between semen quality parameters and the TUNEL data. These data indicate that some RPL patients have a significant increase of sperm DNA fragmentation, which may be causative of pregnancy loss in some patients.

326 citations

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TL;DR: The prolonged use of cell phones may have negative effects on the sperm motility characteristics, and the duration of possession and the daily transmission time correlated negatively and positively with the proportion of rapid progressive motile sperm.
Abstract: This study was conducted to determine a possible relationship between regular cell phone use and different human semen attributes. The history-taking of men in our university clinic was supplemente...

229 citations

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TL;DR: Leukocytospermia, the ratio of germ cells/sperm, anti-sperm antibodies, consistency, biochemical markers of accessory sex glands, and sperm response after swim-up were studied in normospermic and combined asthenozoospermic samples.
Abstract: Spermatozoa travel a long distance to meet and fertilize the oocyte, so sperm motility is a requisite for normal fertilization. Asthenozoospermia, or low sperm motility, is a common cause of human male infertility. This is a retrospective study (1992-1999) to document the prevalence of this pathology in infertile men and to clarify the probable factors associated to its etiology. The prevalence was 18.71% for asthenozoospermia and 63.13% for asthenozoospermia associated with oligo- and/or teratozoo-spermia; thus, 81.84% of the studied samples had altered motility. Leukocytospermia, the ratio of germ cells/sperm, anti-sperm antibodies, consistency, biochemical markers of accessory sex glands, and sperm response after swim-up were studied in normospermic (N), asthenozoospermic (A), and combined asthenozoospermic (C) samples. No significant difference was found in the frequency of leukocytospermia among groups. The rate of germ cells/(spermatozoa + germ cells) between C and N (p < .01) and C and A (p < .01) was statistically different, while no difference was found on comparing N and A. MAR-test over 40% was found in 6% of the A samples and 7.6% of the C, while no positive values were observed in the N group. The percentage of hyperviscous samples was higher in the low sperm motility samples than in the normal group. Data on concentration of the biochemical markers seem to be decreased in asthenozoospermia. Pure and combined asthenozoo-spermia showed different behavior in sperm recovery after swim-up. Two different asthenozoospermias could be defined: the pure one where sperm environment is involved (immunological factor, hyperviscosity, and secretory gland function) and the combined, where the testis is comprised.

219 citations

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TL;DR: This review is an attempt to clarify and update the usefulness of the HOS test as a tool to evaluate the sperm function.
Abstract: The hypoosmotic swelling (HOS) test is a relatively new assay used to evaluate the functional integrity of the sperm's plasma membrane. In fact, more studies have been published on the applicability of the HOS test than any other new sperm indicator. The assay is based on the fact that fluid transport occurs across an intact cell membrane under hypoosmotic conditions until equilibrium is reached. Due to the influx of fluid, the cell will expand and bulge, especially in the tail, and this change can be readily observed with a phase contrast microscope. Earlier studies have yielded some confusion regarding the interpretation of the data. This review is an attempt to clarify and update the usefulness of the HOS test as a tool to evaluate the sperm function.

190 citations

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200673
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200364
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