Role of oxidative stress, infection and inflammation in male infertility

A Agarwal, M Rana, E Qiu, H AlBunni, AD Bui… - Andrologia, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative stress (OS), defined as an overabundance of reactive oxygen species (ROS) or a
deficiency of antioxidants, has been linked to sperm damage and male infertility. There are …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical utility of sperm DNA fragmentation testing: practice recommendations based on clinical scenarios

A Agarwal, A Majzoub, SC Esteves, E Ko… - Translational …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) has been generally acknowledged as a valuable tool for
male fertility evaluation. While its detrimental implications on sperm function were …

Lifestyle factors and reproductive health: taking control of your fertility

R Sharma, KR Biedenharn, JM Fedor… - Reproductive biology and …, 2013 - Springer
Approximately 10 to 15% of couples are impacted by infertility. Recently, the pivotal role that
lifestyle factors play in the development of infertility has generated a considerable amount of …

Measuring sperm DNA fragmentation and clinical outcomes of medically assisted reproduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Cissen, M Wely, I Scholten, S Mansell, JP Bruin… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Sperm DNA fragmentation has been associated with reduced fertilization rates, embryo
quality, pregnancy rates and increased miscarriage rates. Various methods exist to test …

Ovarian aging: mechanisms and clinical consequences

FJ Broekmans, MR Soules, BC Fauser - Endocrine reviews, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Menopause is the final step in the process referred to as ovarian ageing. The age related
decrease in follicle numbers dictates the onset of cycle irregularity and the final cessation of …

Predicting the chances of a live birth after one or more complete cycles of in vitro fertilisation: population based study of linked cycle data from 113 873 women

DJ McLernon, EW Steyerberg, ER Te Velde, AJ Lee… - bmj, 2016 - bmj.com
Objective To develop a prediction model to estimate the chances of a live birth over multiple
complete cycles of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) based on a couple's specific characteristics and …

[HTML][HTML] Association between socio-psycho-behavioral factors and male semen quality: systematic review and meta-analyses

Y Li, H Lin, Y Li, J Cao - Fertility and sterility, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors associated with male semen quality from many socio-
psycho-behavioral factors. DESIGN: Medline/PubMed, EMBASE, and CNKI were searched …

Change in follicle-stimulating hormone and estradiol across the menopausal transition: effect of age at the final menstrual period

JF Randolph Jr, H Zheng, MFR Sowers… - The Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background and Objective: To determine whether patterns of change in serum estradiol (E2)
and FSH across the menopausal transition were associated with age at the final menstrual …

Zinc status and serum testosterone levels of healthy adults

AS Prasad, CS Mantzoros, FWJ Beck, JW Hess… - Nutrition, 1996 - Elsevier
Zinc deficiency is prevalent throughout the world, including the USA. Severe and moderate
deficiency of zinc is associated with hypogonadism in men. However, the effect of marginal …

Effects of cigarette smoking upon clinical outcomes of assisted reproduction: a meta-analysis

AL Waylen, M Metwally, GL Jones… - Human reproduction …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate whether any difference
exists in success rate of clinical outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) …