Characterisation of Chemical Constitutes and Spermatogenic Activity of Ushir (Vetiveria Zizanioides Linn) versus Ikshu (Saccharum Officinarum Linn) in Male Wistar Rats: A Research... by Akshay Sudhir Pargaonkar, Jaymala Jadhav, Bhagyashree Ratan Jibkate, Minakshi Urkude

“…Parameters that will be assessed include sperm morphology, sperm motility, pH, agglutination, sperm count, serum testosterone levels and histopathology. …”
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Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Male Fertility: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Prashant Motiram Mulawkar, Pankaj N. Maheshwari, Vineet Gauhar, Sumeet Gopal Agrawal, Taofiq Olayinka Mohammed, Abhishek Gajendra Singh, Gopal Ramdas Tak, Utsav Shailesh Shah, Deepali Parthsarthi Shukla, Deepali Mamankar

“…The total testosterone (TT) levels were comparable in users and naïve populations at baseline, 3 months and 6 months after stopping, but at 1 year, TT values were lower in AAS users. Sperm concentration in AAS users and naïve population was similar, but sperm motility was lower in AAS users. …”
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Improving Fertility Treatment Documentation – A Survey by Aby Kottal Koshy

“…Results: For IUI, total motile sperm count and post-wash sperm count and motility and for IVF, the quality and number of gametes, embryo number and morphology were the most important parameters. …”
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HnRNPM modulates alternative splicing in germ cells by recruiting PTBP1 by Peng Lv, Wenchao Xu, Sheng Xin, Yuanxuan Deng, Bin Yang, Dengjianyi Xu, Jian Bai, Deilin Ma, Tao Wang, Jihong Liu, Xiaming Liu

“…Male hnRNPM-deficient mice presented lower numbers of sperm, lower motility, significantly more malformed sperm and even tailless sperm. …”
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Dietary supplementation of Astragalus polysaccharide or its nanoparticles enhances testicular hemodynamics, echotexture, scrotal circumference, concentration of testosterone, estra... by Eman Fayez, Ali Salama, Mohamed Ahmed Ismail, Fady Sayed Youssef, Zaher Mohamed Rawash, MR Oshba, Haney Samir

“…Increases (P < 0.05) were noticed in the mass motility, progressive motility %, live sperm %, and membrane integrity % in nano APS and APS groups, compared to the control. …”
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Analysis of Reproductive Strategies and Immunological Interactions in <i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i>-Resistant Japanese Tree Frogs by Ji-Eun Lee, Jun-Kyu Park, Yuno Do

“…However, in the NMDS analysis, we were able to confirm subtle trends in some items according to infection and correlations between several items. Importantly, sperm density and sperm vitality tend to increase with <i>Bd</i> infection load, suggesting increased reproductive effort following infection. …”
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Recovery of Prenatal Baicalein Exposure Perturbed Reproduction by Postnatal Exposure of Testosterone in Male Mice by Sridevi Vaadala, Naveen Ponneri, Venkata Shashank Karanam, Sri Bhashyam Sainath, Pamanji Sreenivasuala Reddy, Ramachandra Reddy Pamuru, Arifullah Mohammed

“…The BC exposure significantly reduced the body weight, tissue indices, and sperm parameters (motility, count, viability, and daily sperm count) and altered the sperm membrane in a hypoosmotic swelling test. …”
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Fetal-Perinatal Exposure to Bisphenol-A Affects Quality of Spermatozoa in Adulthood Mouse by Teresa Chioccarelli, Francesco Manfrevola, Marina Migliaccio, Lucia Altucci, Veronica Porreca, Silvia Fasano, Gilda Cobellis

“…Results reveal harmful effect of BPA on viability and motility of sperm cells as well as on chromatin condensation status during epididymal maturation of spermatozoa. …”
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Preoperative Predictors for the Presence of Motile Spermatozoa in the Epididymis and Patency of Anastomosis During Microsurgical Vasoepididymal Anastomosis in Patients with Obstruc... by Bhopesh Kadian, Aditya Prakash Sharma, Manish Rohilla, Ujjwal Gorsi, Japleen Kaur, Ravimohan S. Mavuduru

“…Background: Following microsurgical vaso-epididymal anastomosis (VEA), anastomotic patency with sperm returning to the ejaculate is not always present and may even be delayed. …”
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Effect of gallic acid on ram semen spermatological parameters at +4 &#8304;c storage by Şükrü Güngör, Muhammed Enes İnanç, Ayhan Ata

“…At the end of the storage time to (96. hour) gallic acid 2mM and gallic acid 5 mM was protected to sperm motilities compared the control group (P<0.05). …”
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The effects of different egg yolk concentrations used with soy bean lecithin-based extender on semen quality to freeze bull semen by Serpil Sariozkan, Purhan Barbaros Tuncer, Mustafa Numan Bucak, Serhat Buyukleblebici, Huseyin Kinet, Ali Bilgen

“…Thereafter, they were frozen and thawed following a standart protocol. Sperm cryosurvival was evaluated in vitro by microscopic assessments of post-thaw sperm motility (by means of the CASA), acrosomal and other abnormalities (head, mid-pieces, and tail) and plasma membrane integrity (evaluated by HOST).…”
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Modifiable life style factors and male reproductive health: a cross-sectional study in IVF clinic attendees in Ghana by Brodrick Yeboah Amoah, Saliah Yao Bayamina, Cosmos Gborsong, Hubert Owusu, George Awuku Asare, Emmanuel Kwabena Yeboah, Josephine Ablakwa, Georgina Hammond

“…Elevated BMI correlated negatively with sperm concentration and testosterone levels (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Antioxidant therapy for infertile couples: a comprehensive review of the current status and consideration of future prospects by Ramadan Saleh, Ramadan Saleh, Hassan Sallam, Hassan Sallam, Mohamad AlaaEldein Elsuity, Mohamad AlaaEldein Elsuity, Sulagna Dutta, Sulagna Dutta, Pallav Sengupta, Ahmed Nasr

“…In men, OS adversely affects sperm function by inducing DNA damage, reducing motility, significantly impairing sperm vitality through plasma membrane peroxidation and loss of membrane integrity, and ultimately compromising overall sperm quality. …”
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Genetic Parameters of Semen Traits and Their Correlations with Conformation Traits in Chinese Holstein Bulls by Xiao Wang, Jian Yang, Jie Xue, Miao Zhang, Fan Zhang, Kun Wang, Yanqin Li, Yuanpei Zhang, Xiaoping Wu, Feng Wang, Xiuxin Zhao, Junqing Ni, Yabin Ma, Rongling Li, Lingling Wang, Guosheng Su, Yundong Gao, Jianbin Li

“…The results showed that the estimated heritabilities of semen traits ranged from 0.06 (total number of motile sperm, TNMS) to 0.37 (percentage of abnormal sperm, PAS) and conformation traits ranged from 0.23 (pin width, PW) to 0.69 (hip height, HH). …”
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A new approach for hemodynamics of varicoceles: blood flow patterns based on contrast-enhanced ultrasound by Penglin Zou, Gaoxiang Fan, Zheng Li, Yuchen Tao, Chao Jia, Hongmei Liang, Ruhui Tian, Qiusheng Shi, Jianlin Hu, Rong Wu

“…The four patterns were further grouped into the “steady flow & intermittent stasis” and “intermittent reflux & filling defect” patterns for logistic regression analyses; the intermittent reflux & filling defect pattern was revealed as an independent risk factor for impaired sperm concentration, total sperm counts, progressive motility, morphology, and DNA fragmentation index. …”
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Does an Association between the Idiopathic Left-Sided Varicocele and Eye Colour Exist? by Philip Kumanov, Ralitsa Robeva, Analia Tomova

“…The presence of varicocele, sperm disturbances, and the iris pigment of the patients were investigated. …”
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Exploring the maternal inheritance transmitted by the oocyte to its progeny by Verlhac, Marie-Hélène

“…Organisms that propagate via sexual reproduction often come from the fusion between two gametes, an oocyte and a sperm, whose qualities seem to be decreasing in the human species. …”
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Effects of environmental bisphenol S exposure on male rat reproductive health and gut-blood-testicular axis integrity by Biran Zhu, Zequan Zhang, Ying Xie, Min Huang, Yu Chen, Yong Yang, Xiongjie Shi, Jian Han, Lihua Yang, Min Zhao

“…After 28 days of exposure to BPS (0.05 and 20 mg/kg), the results showed a reduction in weight gain and the induction of reproductive toxicity in male rats, including decreased sperm parameters, lower sperm viability, and increased abnormal sperm density and mortality. …”
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Reproductive and genotoxic effects of dinotefuran in male Sprague Dawley rats by A. G. Abdelkader, W. H. Mohamed, M. Abou-Ellail, K. A. Amein

“…Relative testicular weight, testosterone, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) levels, sperm viability, sperm morphology, chromosomal aberrations assay, expression of inter-leukin 6 (IL-6) and cluster of differentiation 68 (CD68), and histopathological changes in testes of these rats were examined after 8 weeks. …”

Mitigating lead acetate-induced histopathologic and physiologic disorders in rats receiving vitamin C and glutathione supplement by Mohamed Gaber Shalan

“…Moreover, lead exposure induced a decrease in sperm count and motility, along with an increase in abnormal sperm morphology. …”
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