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Seminal and testicular microbiome and male fertility: A systematic review.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Metagenomics and metabolomics analyses of the mechanism of non-expression of natural mating behavior in captive male Malayan pangolins (Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Transgenerational exposure to plastics-derived endocrine-disrupting bisphenol A and its analogs on male infertility: impact of gut dysbiosis and epigenetic regulation.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Understanding the Associations of Urogenital Microbiomes With Fertility and In Vitro Fertilization.American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2025Review
- Exploring the microbiome-gut-testis axis in testicular germ cell tumors.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Review
- Characterization of Seminal Microbiome of Infertile Idiopathic Patients Using Third-Generation Sequencing Platform.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Seminal and vagino-uterine microbiome and their individual and interactive effects on cattle fertility.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Microbiome is of upmost importance for the well-being of the human body. Based on culture and PCR methods, seminal flora has been pointed as a potential cause for some of the unexplained male infertility. This is a systematic review about the effect of seminal microbiota studied by Next Generation Sequencing techniques on sperm quality and male fertility, performed according to PRISMA statement. Nine articles were included. Results of different studies are diverse. It seems that microbiota may a play a role in seminal quality and further male fertility, but the way this effect is modulated is still to be unknown.
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