ArticleInternational journal of reproductive biomedicine2019
Impact of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection on sperm parameters of infertile men.
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- The association between hepatitis B virus and semen quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC urology · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of Hepatitis B Virus Infection on Semen Quality of Infertile Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2024Article
- Effect of male HBV infection on the outcomes of IVF/ICSI cycles: a retrospective cohort study based on propensity score matching.Asian journal of andrology · 2024Article
- Update on known and emergent viruses affecting human male genital tract and fertility.Basic and clinical andrology · 2024Review
- Vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus from father to child: what can be concluded about this possibility?Archives of virology · 2023Review
- An Assessment of Men Semen Alterations in SARS-CoV-2: Is Fever the Principal Concern?Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2023Review
- Molecular detection of HHV-1, HHV-2, HHV-5 and HBV in semen of fertile and infertile men by multiplex PCR method.Iranian journal of microbiology · 2022Article
- Human seminal virome: a panel based on recent literature.Basic and clinical andrology · 2022Review
- Relative frequency of hepatitis B virus, human papilloma virus, Epstein-Barr virus, and herpes simplex viruses in the semen of fertile and infertile men in Shiraz, Iran: A cross-sectional study.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2021Article
- Review
- Impact of COVID-19 and other viruses on reproductive health.Andrologia · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundViral hepatitis is one of the health problems which have the effects on the health issues. It seems that hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have negative impacts on the semen quality and male infertility rate.
objectiveIn this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of HBV and HCV on sperm quality among Iranian infertile men referred to Royan Institute Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center between 2003 and 2014. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis retrospective case-control study included 112 HBV positive infertile men and 47 HCV positive infertile men as case group and 112 HBV negative and HCV negative matched infertile men as a control group. All semen analysis and viral parameters assessment was performed in the central laboratory with the same method and instruments.
resultsSperm count among infertile men with HBV and HCV infection was significantly lower than control group [the mean of the total sperm count 100.95░±░118.59, 118.22░±░141.18, 166.27░±░151.25 (p░<░0.001)]. Sperm motility was significantly decreased in HBV and HCV positive men in comparison to the control group [30.97░±░25.88, 31.09░±░28.72, 40.87░±░23.37, respectively (p░<░0.007)]. The percentage of normal sperm morphology was significantly higher in control group in comparison to HBV and HCV infected group [the mean of the normal semen morphology 3.23░±░3.27, 3.70░±░3.83, 4.51░±░3.15 p░<░0.015]. Although there is a significant decline in liquefaction time in the case group but the viscosity, semen volume, and PH of semen samples were similar in the both case and control groups.
conclusionOur results suggest that HBV and HCV infection are associated with poor sperm quality.
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