The incidence of non‐specific infection in the semen in fertile and sub‐fertile males

MP McGowan, HG Burger, HWG Baker… - … journal of andrology, 1981 - Wiley Online Library
Microbiological analysis has been performed on semen from 174 males, 83 with a normal
semen analysis and 91 from infertile married men with oligospermia and/or asthenospermia …

Ultrasonographic evaluation of patients with male accessory gland infection

S La Vignera, AE Calogero, RA Condorelli… - Andrologia, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
MAGI is the inflammation of the accessory male glands that notoriously exerts a negative
influence on male fertility. The diagnosis is integrated by clinical, laboratory and ultrasound …

High frequency of sexual dysfunction in patients with male accessory gland infections

S La Vignera, R Condorelli, E Vicari, R D'agata… - Andrologia, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to administer to two groups of patients with male accessory gland
infection (MAGI), respectively, with positive or negative alterations in ultrasonography, a new …

Granulocyte elastase as a sensitive diagnostic parameter of silent male genital tract inflammation

M Jochum, W Pabst, WB Schill - Andrologia, 1986 - Wiley Online Library
Elastase, a specific inflammatory parameter of polymorphonuclear (PMN) granulocytes, was
quantified with a sensitive enzyme immunoassay in the ejaculates of 188 patients consulting …

High prevalence of urogenital infection/inflammation in patients with azoospermia does not impede surgical sperm retrieval

A Pilatz, J Kilb, H Kaplan, D Fietz, H Hossain… - Andrologia, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Considering infection/inflammation to be an important risk factor in male infertility, the aim of
this study was to make a comprehensive evaluation of the prevalence of urogenital tract …

Leukocytospermia and/or Bacteriospermia: Impact on Male Infertility

R Henkel - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024 - mdpi.com
Infertility is a globally underestimated public health concern affecting almost 190 million
people, ie, about 17.5% of people during their lifetime, while the prevalence of male factor …

Clinical relevance of polymorphonuclear (PMN‐) elastase determination in semen and serum during infertility investigation

W Eggert‐Kruse, K Zimmermann… - … Journal of Andrology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The polymorphonuclear (PMN) elastase is secreted by activated granulocytes and is widely
used as a marker of male accessory gland infection. However, the clinical value of routine …

Zinc in sperm chromatin and chromatin stability in fertile men and men in barren unions

U Kvist, S Kjellberg, L Björndahl… - … journal of urology …, 1988 - Taylor & Francis
The stability and the content of zinc of the chromatin were studied in spermatozoa from ten
men with unexplained infertility, and in spermatozoa from five fertile donors. A positive …

Microbiological profiles of semen culture in male infertility

YS Nasrallah, M Anani, HH Omar, AA Hashem - Human Andrology, 2018 - journals.ekb.eg
Background: Primary infertility and secondary infertility of men in the reproductive age
represent 1.9 and 10.5%, respectively. Many etiological factors are involved, among which …

[HTML][HTML] Infecciones bacterianas del tracto reproductivo masculino y su papel en la fertilidad

J Puerta-Suárez, M Giraldo, ÁP Cadavid… - Revista chilena de …, 2014 - SciELO Chile
Resumen PUERTA-SUAREZ, Jenniffer; GIRALDO, Mariluz; CADAVID, Ángela Patricia y
CARDONA-MAYA, Walter. Infecciones bacterianas del tracto reproductivo masculino y su …