[HTML][HTML] Sexual dysfunction is more common among men who have high sperm DNA fragmentation or teratozoopermia

X Yu, XY Zhang, Q Wang - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Men in couples that have experienced pregnancy loss have a higher risk of sexual
dysfunction. Semen quality impairment is common in men of couples with pregnancy loss …

Addressing health-care system inequities in the management of erectile dysfunction: a call to action

AL Burnett, NC Edwards, TM Barrett… - American journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common, burdensome, and costly urologic condition strongly
related to all aspects of general health, from physical to mental. ED has profound …

[HTML][HTML] Causal relationship between genetically predicted type 2 diabetes mellitus and male infertility

C Fan, J Zhang, D Qiu - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) stands as the most prevalent endocrine abnormality
affecting the physiological systems and organs and impairing the male reproductive …

Cortisol modulates Ca2+ signaling and acrosome reaction in human sperm

SR Sánchez González, E Mata Martínez… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Stress and elevated cortisol levels have negative effects on fertility, although
there is controversy about the effect of cortisol on human sperm. One study reported that …

[HTML][HTML] Plin4 exacerbates cadmium-decreased testosterone level via inducing ferroptosis in testicular Leydig cells

XD Zhang, J Sun, XM Zheng, J Zhang, LL Tan, LL Fan… - Redox Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Strong evidence indicates that environmental stressors are the risk factors for male
testosterone deficiency (TD). However, the mechanisms of environmental stress-induced TD …

Symptoms of sexual dysfunction among men from infertile couples: prevalence and association with testosterone deficiency

M Kruljac, H Finnbogadottir, J Bobjer, A Giraldi… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background This case control study aimed to investigate whether symptoms of sexual
dysfunction are more common in males from infertile couples than in the general population …

Intratesticular peptidyl prolyl isomerase 1 protein delivery using cationic lipid-coated fibroin nanoparticle complexes rescues male infertility in mice

WJ Kim, BS Kim, HJ Kim, YD Cho, HL Shin, HI Yoon… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Male infertility is a multifactorial condition. Unexplained male infertility is often caused by
spermatogenesis dysfunction. Knockout of Pin1, an important regulator of cell proliferation …

[HTML][HTML] Superhydrophobic soot coated quartz crystal microbalances: A novel platform for human spermatozoa quality assessment

KD Esmeryan, RR Ganeva, GS Stamenov… - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
The functionality of human spermatozoa is a key factor for the success rate of natural human
reproduction, but unfortunately the infertility progressively increases due to multifarious …

Effect of depression and anxiety on sexual functioning in couples trying to conceive with and without an infertility diagnosis

J Fernandes, J Pedro, ME Costa… - Psychology & health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This study examined the effects of anxiety and depression on sexual functioning in
couples trying to conceive, and tested the moderating role of infertility diagnosis on this …

[HTML][HTML] Prokineticin 2/PROK2 and male infertility

C Petrella, M Spaziani, V D'Orazi, L Tarani, S Terracina… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Male infertility represents about 50% of the causes of infertility in couples. The diagnosis
process represents an important procedure for defining, when possible, the causes and …