Sperm defects in primary ciliary dyskinesia and related causes of male infertility

A Sironen, A Shoemark, M Patel, MR Loebinger… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
The core axoneme structure of both the motile cilium and sperm tail has the same
ultrastructural 9+ 2 microtubular arrangement. Thus, it can be expected that genetic defects …

The future is coming: artificial intelligence in the treatment of infertility could improve assisted reproduction outcomes—the value of regulatory frameworks

S Medenica, D Zivanovic, L Batkoska, S Marinelli… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Infertility is a global health issue affecting women and men of reproductive age with
increasing incidence worldwide, in part due to greater awareness and better diagnosis …

Association of exposure to particulate matter air pollution with semen quality among men in China

Y Zhao, Q Zhu, J Lin, J Cai - JAMA network open, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The health effects of exposure to particulate matter (PM) on male fertility remain
unclear. Although PM exposure has been linked with semen quality, the results were …

Causes and risk factors for male infertility: a scoping review of published studies

FE Okonofua, LFC Ntoimo, A Omonkhua… - … Journal of General …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Despite the evidence of declining sperm counts worldwide and the increasing
prevalence of male infertility, there has been limited documentation of the potential causes …

Diagnostic value of routine semen analysis in clinical andrology

S Baskaran, R Finelli, A Agarwal, R Henkel - Andrologia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Infertility is a major health issue affecting over 48.5 million couples around the world, with
the male factor accounting for about 50% of the cases. The conventional semen analysis …

[HTML][HTML] Association between ambient PM1 and semen quality: A cross-sectional study of 27,854 men in China

Y Zhang, J Wei, C Liu, W Cao, Z Zhang, Y Li… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Exposure to ambient fine and respirable particulate matter is associated with
poor sperm quality, but evidence for particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter≤ 1 μm …

The effects of varicocelectomy on the DNA fragmentation index and other sperm parameters: a meta-analysis

P Birowo, J Rahendra Wijaya, W Atmoko… - Basic and Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Background Varicocele is one of the most common causes of reversible male infertility, and
15% of the varicocele patients with normal semen analysis are diagnosed as infertile …

[HTML][HTML] Seminal and vagino-uterine microbiome and their individual and interactive effects on cattle fertility

SM Luecke, EM Webb, CR Dahlen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Reproductive failure is a major economical drain on cow-calf operations across the globe. It
can occur in both males and females and stem from prenatal and postnatal influences …

The gender gap in the diagnostic-therapeutic journey of the infertile couple

G Gullo, G Cucinella, A Perino, D Gullo… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Medical procreation impairs both the biological and psychological lives of couples.
However, male and female attitudes to infertility are different and require a different …

Exposure to fine particulate matter constituents and human semen quality decline: a multicenter study

L Wang, T Xu, Q Wang, H Ni, X Yu… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM< 2.5 μm in diameter [PM2. 5]) may accelerate human
sperm quality decline, although research on this association is limited. Our objective was to …