ReviewMedical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre2013
Sperm parameters: paradigmatic index of good health and longevity.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of cryopreserved bovine sperm assessment: harnessing imaging flow cytometry for multi-parametric analysis.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Pooled it
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder stimulant use is associated with reduced semen volume in reproductive-age men: a multi-center analysis.International journal of impotence research · 2026Article
- The Association between Reproductive Hormones and Semen Parameters: A Cross-sectional Comparative Study of Prediabetics in Southeast Nigeria.Annals of African medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring the association between metal(loid)s and human semen quality: a preliminary case study in a petrochemical complex.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2025Article
- The Influence of an Intense Training Regime in Professional and Non-Professional Athletes on Semen Parameters: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods and Semen Quality in Healthy Young Men Living in Italy.Nutrients · 2024Article
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- Protective Effect of Aloe vera (L.) on Diabetes-Induced Oxidative Stress Linked Spermiological Co-Morbidity in Human and Rat: An In-Vitro Analysis.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2024Article
- Uncovering the impact of alcohol on internal organs and reproductive health: Exploring TLR4/NF-kB and CYP2E1/ROS/Nrf2 pathways.Animal models and experimental medicine · 2024Review
- Maternal supplementation of alpha-lipoic acid ameliorates prenatal cytarabine-induced mutilation in reproductive development and function in F1 male adult rats.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2024Article
- Brain nuclear receptors and cardiovascular function.Cell & bioscience · 2023Review
- Possible Implications of Bacteriospermia on the Sperm Quality, Oxidative Characteristics, and Seminal Cytokine Network in Normozoospermic Men.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- A Catalog of Human Genes Associated With Pathozoospermia and Functional Characteristics of These Genes.Frontiers in genetics · 2021Article
- Land use and semen quality: A fertility center cohort study.PloS one · 2021Article
- Gut Microbiological Disorders Reduce Semen Utilization Rate in Duroc Boars.Frontiers in microbiology · 2020Article
- Parental health status and infant outcomes: Upstate KIDS Study.Fertility and sterility · 2018Article
- Toxic Effects of Trazodone on Male Reproductive System via Disrupting Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Testicular Axis and Inducing Testicular Oxidative Stress.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2018Article
- Vitamin BBiomolecules · 2017Review
- Is human fecundity changing? A discussion of research and data gaps precluding us from having an answer.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2017Review
- High-dose consumption of NaCl resulted in severe degradation of lipoproteins associated with hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, and infertilityToxicology research · 2016Article
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Abstract
Since the discovery of spermatozoon by Anton van Leeuwenhoek in 1677, there has been an ever increasing understanding of its role in reproduction. Many factors adversely affect sperm quality, including varicocele, accessory gland infection, immunological factors, congenital abnormalities, and iatrogenic systemic and endocrine causes, such as diabetes mellitus, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and smoking. The mechanisms responsible for the association between poor sperm parameters and ill health may include oxidative stress, low-grade inflammation, low testosterone, and low sex-hormone-binding globulin. Oxidative stress in the testicular microenvironment may result in decreased spermatogenesis and sperm DNA damage, loss of sperm motility, and abnormal sperm morphology. Low testosterone caused by advanced age, visceral obesity, and inflammation is associated with the development of cardiovascular disease. Hence, semen analysis has an important role in the routine evaluation of idiopathic male infertility, usually manifested as low sperm counts, impaired sperm motility, or absence of sperm, and remains the most common single diagnostic tool. Several studies have shown an inverse relationship between semen quality and medical disorders. This review elucidates the effect of medical disorders and social habits on sperm quality, the mechanisms that are involved in the impairment of sperm quality, and whether or not sperm quality can be used as an index of good health and longevity in a man.
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