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ReviewJournal of human reproductive sciences

Trends of male factor infertility, an important cause of infertility: A review of literature.

Naina Kumar, Amit Kant Singh

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Review in Journal of human reproductive sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 391 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05514223 recruitingnot on this map

MeaSuring Free radIcals With Diamond magnetometrRy In hUman Single Sperm Cells Related to Microbiota and Lifestyle Factors

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity Medical Center GroningenRan2024 to 2027Enrolled80ConditionsInfertility, Male, InfertilityArmsBiomaterial collection for observational purpose
NCT07665905 nanot yet recruitingnot on this map

Investigation of the Effects of Visceral Osteopathic Massage Techniques on Semen Parameters and Hemodynamic Factors in Men With Varicocele: A Randomized Controlled Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorAnkara Yildirim Beyazıt UniversityRan2026 to 2027Enrolled32ConditionsVaricocele, InfertilityArmsVisceral Osteopathic Massage Techiques
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Naina KumarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Amit Kant SinghDepartment of Physiology, Rural Institute of Medical Sciences, Safai, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infertility and problems of impaired fecundity have been a concern through ages and is also a significant clinical problem today, which affects 8-12% of couples worldwide. Of all infertility cases, approximately 40-50% is due to "male factor" infertility and as many as 2% of all men will exhibit suboptimal sperm parameters. It may be one or a combination of low sperm concentration, poor sperm motility, or abnormal morphology. The rates of infertility in less industrialized nations are markedly higher and infectious diseases are responsible for a greater proportion of infertility. The present literature will help in knowing the trends of male factor infertility in developing nations like India and to find out in future, various factors that may be responsible for male infertility.

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PMID26752853
PMCPMC4691969

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