[HTML][HTML] Relevance of leukocytospermia and semen culture and its true place in diagnosing and treating male infertility

R Sharma, S Gupta, A Agarwal, R Henkel… - The world journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The current WHO 2010 manual for human semen analysis defines leukocytospermia as the
presence of peroxidase-positive leukocytes at a concentration> 1× 10 6/mL of semen …

Therapeutic options in male genital tract inflammation

G Haidl, F Haidl, JP Allam, HC Schuppe - Andrologia, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic inflammatory conditions of the genital tract are still unsatisfactorily recognised in the
workup of male infertility due to inappropriate definitions and inconsistent diagnostic criteria …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of reactive oxygen species produced by spermatozoa and leukocytes on sperm functions in non-leukocytospermic patients

R Henkel, E Kierspel, T Stalf, C Mehnert, R Menkveld… - Fertility and sterility, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether there is an impact of different sources of reactive
oxygen species (ROS) on sperm functions. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Patients …

Sperm head defects and disturbances in spermatozoal chromatin and DNA integrities in idiopathic infertile subjects: association with cigarette smoking

MF Elshal, IH El-Sayed, MA Elsaied, SA El-Masry… - Clinical …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate sperm chromatin and DNA integrities in idiopathic infertile men
and determine the possible association (s) of cigarette smoking on oxidative stress markers …

Macrophage activity in semen is significantly correlated with sperm quality in infertile men

K Tremellen, O Tunc - International journal of andrology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of leucocytes within semen has the potential to impair sperm function.
Neutrophils and macrophages make up 95% of seminal leucocytes, with both having the …

Laboratory and clinical management of leukocytospermia and hematospermia: a review

K Khodamoradi, M Kuchakulla… - Therapeutic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Leukocytospermia and hematospermia are defined as the presence of abnormally high
white blood cell and red blood cell concentration in the semen, respectively. Numerous …

Live birth after intrauterine insemination with spermatozoa from an oligoasthenozoospermic patient vitrified without permeable cryoprotectants

R Sanchez, V Isachenko, AM Petrunkina… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We report the first case of a healthy baby born after intrauterine insemination with vitrified
swim‐up spermatozoa from an oligoasthenozoospermic patient. A 39‐year‐old patient was …

Urogenital inflammation: changes of leucocytes and ROS

R Henkel, G Maass, M Hajimohammad… - Andrologia, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of excess leucocytes in the semen has been associated with male infertility.
According to the WHO, concentrations of more than 106 leucocytes ml− 1 are considered as …

[HTML][HTML] Leukocytospermia: overview of diagnosis, implications, and management of a controversial finding

JS Sandoval, D Raburn, S Muasher - Middle East Fertility Society Journal, 2013 - Elsevier
Background The progress in assisted reproductive techniques over the last 30 years has
raised interest in studying what in 1992 the World Health Organization (WHO) defined as …

Value of counting white blood cells (WBC) in semen samples to predict the presence of bacteria

J Lackner, G Schatzl, S Horvath, C Kratzik… - European urology, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the correlation between the presence of white blood cells
(WBC) without the use of specific stain to differentiate leukocytes and the presence of …