ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Temporal Trend of Conventional Sperm Parameters in a Sicilian Population in the Decade 2011-2020.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Global trends in semen quality of young men: a systematic review and regression analysis.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2023Pooled it
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- Temporal trends in semen parameters among men attending a fertility center in the UAE (2012 - 2022): a retrospective study.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Lower Semen Quality Among Men in the Modern Era-Is There a Role for Diet and the Microbiome?Microorganisms · 2025Review
- IMPACT OF REAL-LIFE ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES ON REPRODUCTION: Biosolids and male reproduction.Reproduction (Cambridge, England) · 2024Review
- Improved sperm DNA fragmentation levels in infertile men following very short abstinence of 3-4 hours.Translational andrology and urology · 2023Article
- The Impact of a Very Short Abstinence Period on Assisted Reproductive Technique Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Short-interval second ejaculation improves sperm quality, blastocyst formation in oligoasthenozoospermic males in ICSI cycles: a time-lapse sibling oocytes study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Spatiotemporal trends in human semen quality.Nature reviews. Urology · 2022Review
- Impact of Chemical Endocrine Disruptors and Hormone Modulators on the Endocrine System.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Is seminal quality worsening? A 20-year experience in Córdoba, Argentina.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2022Article
- Obesity and Male Reproduction: Do Sirtuins Play a Role?International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Relationship between Obesity and Male Infertility.Metabolites · 2021Review
- The influence ofAsian journal of andrologyReview
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the changes of conventional sperm parameters in men who referred to an andrology reference center in Catania (Eastern Sicily, Italy) in the decade 2011-2020.
methodsFor this purpose, we selected-retrospectively and randomly-the reports of 1409 semen analyses performed according to the 2010 WHO criteria. Data on sperm concentration, total sperm count, progressive sperm motility, and percentage of normal forms were analyzed using linear regression of the raw and logarithmic-transformed data. The sperm parameters were subsequently pooled in two five-year periods (2011-2015 and 2016-2020) and compared with each other. Finally, the influence of the city of residence was assessed on five-year pooled data. MAIN
resultsA slight but non-significant decline of total sperm count (-2.26 million/year;
conclusionsDivergent trends of total sperm count and progressive sperm motility over time were found in patients from Eastern Sicily. This may point out the need of assessing whether a time-dependent change of biofunctional sperm parameters occurs to really understand the trend of sperm quality over time.
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