Antioxidant supplements and semen parameters: An evidence based review
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...Investigators have showed that mainly selenium, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), and N-acetyl-cysteine can affect semen parameters by increasing testosterone and inhibin B [145]....
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...In clinical contexts, the therapeutic effectiveness of antioxidant treatment for subfertile men was evident in several randomized trials (Ahmadi et al., 2016)....
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...Moreover, it is currently considered one of the leading causes of male infertility [19], together with the decrease in antioxidant activity and dysfunctional activity of mitochondria in spermatozoa....
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...All the papers focused on this issue so far have demonstrated beneficial results of multiple antioxidants on sperm parameters [19]....
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...Furthermore, recent research data point to the fact that diet is also directly associated with semen quality and that overall lifestyle plays a crucial role in maintaining proper reproductive functions [6,7,19,20]....
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...In a review of randomized trials of antioxidant supplementation among men with abnormal semen parameters, Ahmadi et al. noted a strong possibility of efficacy of supplementation in improving semen quality parameters (Ahmadi et al., 2016)....
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...noted a strong possibility of efficacy of supplementation in improving semen quality parameters (Ahmadi et al., 2016)....
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...Findings show a positive relationship between initial sperm movement and increased LC in epididymis and L-acetyl in sperm (30, 32)....
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...All studies that focused on the effect of LC on sperm key parameters showed a positive relationship between LC and semen parameters such as sperm count, motility and morphology (30, 32, 35)....
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...The highest concentrations of LC exist in epididymis which is 2000 times higher than whole blood concentration (30, 31)....
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...Findings show a positive relationship between initial sperm movement and increased LC in epididymis and L-acetyl in sperm (30, 32)....
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...All studies that focused on the effect of LC on sperm key parameters showed a positive relationship between LC and semen parameters such as sperm count, motility and morphology (30, 32, 35)....
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...Thakur suggested that daily administration of 150 mg CoQ10 improved semen parameters in infertile men (43)....
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...All studies which examine the effect of multiple antioxidants in a supplementation showed an improvement in semen parameters after therapy (56, 58)....
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...Gopinath stated that administration of antioxidants lead to a significant improvement in sperm count and sperm total motility at 90 days in men with oligoasthenoteratozoospermia compared with placebo (58)....
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...Participants were randomly assigned to take either one capsule per day containing 6 mg Lycopene, 400 IU vitamin E, mg vitamin C, 25 mg zinc, 26 microgram selenium, 5 mg folate and 1000 mg garlic or taking a placebo for three months prior to their partner's IVF or ICSI cycle....
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...Wu indicated that short-term administration of LC can positively affect sperm count and leading to successful pregnancy through ICSI (37)....
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...Results from intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and IVF show that high levels of sperm DNA damage results in lower fertility rate or infertility....
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...Greco and Colleagues stated that two-month treatment with 1gr vitamin E and C improved ICSI success rate in patients with sperm DNA damage and reduced the level of DNA damage in these individuals (27)....
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