ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2016
A 5-year analysis of semen parameters in Saudi Arabian men attending infertility clinics.
Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07684339 (Assessing the Correlation Between Phospholipase C Zeta), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Assessing the Correlation Between Phospholipase C Zeta (PLCZeta) Measurements and Semen Parameters
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Tobacco smoking and semen quality in infertile males: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2019Pooled it
- Epidemiological characteristics and temporal trends of male infertility in Egypt (2012-2022): Analysis of 3,037 consecutive cases.Arab journal of urology · 2026Article
- Pattern of semen analysis in male partners of infertile couples in Western Ethiopia: Retrospective cross-sectional study.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
- Re-evaluation of the value of sperm morphology in classicalThe Journal of international medical research · 2019Article
- The Outcome of Assisted Reproductive Techniques among Couples with Male Factors at Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Fertility Centre, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate semen parameters in infertile Saudi Arabian men.
methodsIn this retrospective study, semen analysis and other clinical data were extracted from medical records of men attending an infertility clinic. Patients were stratified according to smoking status and presence or absence of varicocele.
resultsThe study included 425 patients. Nonsmokers (n = 322) had significantly higher serum testosterone and sperm motility than smokers (n = 194). Serum testosterone, semen volume, motility, morphology, sperm/ejaculation and sperm count were significantly higher in patients without varicocele (n = 328) than in those with varicocele (n = 188).
conclusionsIn this study, smoking and the presence of varicocele had negative effects on semen parameters in infertile men.
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