Male fertility has deteriorated over the last decades, and environmental risk factors are
among the possible causes of this phenomenon. Pollutants such as heavy metals might …

This review attempts to collate existing data and provide the perspectives for future studies
on the effects of plants on the male gonads. For many of these medicinal plants such as …

Throughout embryonic and early postnatal development, the mammalian epididymis
changes from a straight tube to a highly coiled, complex duct that links the efferent ducts to …

Background Obesity is rapidly becoming a worldwide epidemic that affects children and
adults. Some studies have shown a relationship between obesity and infertility, but until now …

Oxidative stress (OS) has been recognized as a significant cause of suboptimal assisted
reproductive outcome. Many of the sperm preparation and manipulation procedures that are …

While most of this Special Issue is devoted to the testis (which is where most drug and
chemically induced toxicity of the male reproductive tract is identified), being able to …

The mechanism by which nonylphenol (NP) interferes with male reproduction is not fully
elucidated. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of NP on male …

Arsenic (As), in the form of trivalent arsenite or pentavalent arsenate, is a ubiquitous toxic
compound naturally occurring in the environment. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of …

Stress is associated with detrimental effects on male reproductive function. It is known that
stress increases reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in the male reproductive tract …

Bacterial infections are the most prevalent etiological factors of epididymitis, a commonly
diagnosed inflammatory disease in the investigation of male infertility factors. The influence …