[HTML][HTML] Effects of environmental and pathological hypoxia on male fertility

Z Li, S Wang, C Gong, Y Hu, J Liu, W Wang… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Male infertility is a widespread health problem affecting approximately 6%–8% of the male
population, and hypoxia may be a causative factor. In mammals, two types of hypoxia are …

[HTML][HTML] Consensus and diversity in the management of varicocele for male infertility: results of a global practice survey and comparison with guidelines and …

R Shah, A Agarwal, P Kavoussi… - The World Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Varicocele is a common problem among infertile men. Varicocele repair (VR) is
frequently performed to improve semen parameters and the chances of pregnancy …

The negative impact of varicocele on basic semen parameters, sperm nuclear DNA dispersion and oxidation-reduction potential in semen

K Gill, M Kups, P Harasny, T Machalowski… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since varicocele is so common in infertile men, this study intends to analyse the
relationships between varicocele and conventional semen characteristics, sperm nuclear …

The role of seminal oxidative stress scavenging system in the pathogenesis of sperm DNA damage in men exposed and not exposed to genital heat stress

M Fraczek, A Lewandowska, M Budzinska… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Responding to the need for the verification of some experimental animal studies showing
the involvement of oxidative stress in germ cell damage in the heat-induced testis, we …

Research progress on the role of autophagy in the development of varicocele

Y Li, Y Zhou, T Ma, J Dai, H Li, Q Pan, W Luo - Reproductive Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Varicocele (VC) is a common cause of infertility in men. Pathophysiological changes caused
by VC, such as testicular hypoxia, high temperatures, oxidative stress, abnormal …

Sperm chromatin assessment

A Agarwal, R Sharma - Textbook of assisted reproductive …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
In this context, sperm chromatin abnormalities have been studied extensively in past
decades as a cause of male infertility. The authors provide the rationale for sperm chromatin …

Lycopene protects sperm from oxidative stress in the experimental varicocele model

A Babaei, R Asadpour, K Mansouri… - Food Science & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative stress (OS) is an important parameter in the evaluation of infertility caused by
varicocele. Antioxidants are the most commonly prescribed drugs in these patients …

Lycopene improves testicular damage and sperm quality in experimentally induced varicocele: Relationship with apoptosis, hypoxia, and hyperthermia

A Babaei, R Asadpour, K Mansouri… - Food science & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Varicocele is considered the main reason for male infertility. Antioxidants are common drugs
used to reduce the complications of varicocele in these patients. So, we investigated the …

Evaluation of sperm DNA fragmentation using two different methods: TUNEL via fluorescence microscopy, and flow cytometry

K Chatzimeletiou, A Fleva, TT Nikolopoulos… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Sperm DNA fragmentation refers to any break in one or both of
the strands of DNA in the head of a sperm. The most widely used methodologies for …

[HTML][HTML] Assisted oocyte activation following intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a sensible option for infertile couples with severe teratozoospermia

M Tavalaee, N Naderi, N Esfandiari… - … journal of fertility & …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has significantly improved male factor infertility
treatment; however, complete fertilization failure still occurs in 1-5% of ICSI treatment cycles …