European association of urology guidelines on male sexual and reproductive health: 2021 update on male infertility

S Minhas, C Bettocchi, L Boeri, P Capogrosso… - European urology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Context The European Association of Urology (EAU) has updated its guidelines on
sexual and reproductive health for 2021. Objective To present a summary of the 2021 …

Sexually transmitted infections: challenges ahead

M Unemo, CS Bradshaw, JS Hocking… - The Lancet infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
WHO estimated that nearly 1 million people become infected every day with any of four
curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs): chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, and …

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 …

Sex and gender differences in bacterial infections

SP Dias, MC Brouwer, D van de Beek - Infection and Immunity, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
There is a growing awareness of the importance of sex and gender in medicine and
research. Women typically have stronger immune responses to self and foreign antigens …

Male infertility due to testicular disorders

A Sharma, S Minhas, WS Dhillo… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Context Male infertility is defined as the inability to conceive following 1 year of regular
unprotected intercourse. It is the causative factor in 50% of couples and a leading indication …

Sperm microbiota and its impact on semen parameters

D Baud, C Pattaroni, N Vulliemoz, V Castella… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Compared to its female counterpart, the microbiota of the male genital tract has not been
studied extensively. With this study, we aimed to evaluate the bacterial composition of …

Bacterial vaginosis: a synthesis of the literature on etiology, prevalence, risk factors, and relationship with chlamydia and gonorrhea infections

CT Bautista, E Wurapa, WB Sateren, S Morris… - Military Medical …, 2016 - Springer
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common vaginal disorder in women of reproductive age. Since
the initial work of Leopoldo in 1953 and Gardner and Dukes in 1955, researchers have not …

The seminal microbiome in health and disease

S Altmäe, JM Franasiak, R Mändar - Nature Reviews Urology, 2019 - nature.com
Owing to the fact that there are more microbial than human cells in our body and that
humans contain more microbial than human genes, the microbiome has huge potential to …

Current insights and latest updates in sperm motility and associated applications in assisted reproduction

R Dcunha, RS Hussein, H Ananda, S Kumari… - Reproductive …, 2022 - Springer
Spermatozoon is a motile cell with a special ability to travel through the woman's
reproductive tract and fertilize an oocyte. To reach and penetrate the oocyte, spermatozoa …

Microfluidics for sperm analysis and selection

R Nosrati, PJ Graham, B Zhang, J Riordon… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Infertility is a growing global health issue with far-reaching socioeconomic implications. A
downward trend in male fertility highlights the acute need for affordable and accessible …