ArticleJournal of reproduction & infertility
Seminal L-Carnitine In Infertile Oligoasthenoteratozoospermic Men with Varicocele.
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- Levocarnitine mitigates varicocele-induced spermatogenic impairment by restoring mitochondrial integrity and redox homeostasis in rats.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Article
- Correlation between semen quality and the seminal biochemical markers: alpha-glucosidase, fructose, and zinc in infertile men compared with a normal population of men.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- L-Carnitine and Male Fertility: Is Supplementation Beneficial?Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Assessment of Seminal Lactoferrin Levels in Oligoasthenoterato-zoospermic Men with Varicocele.Journal of reproduction & infertilityArticle
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Abstract
Background: Few studies have investigated the relationship of seminal L-Carnitine (LC) with male infertility associated with varicocele. The purpose of this prospective cross-sectional study was to assess seminal plasma LC levels in infertile oligoathenoteratozoospermic (OAT) men with varicocele. Methods: Overall, 86 men were investigated. They were divided into infertile OAT men with varicocele (n=45), infertile OAT men without varicocele (n=21), and fertile men (n=20) as a control group. According to WHO guidelines, these men were subjected to history taking, clinical examination, and semen analysis. Seminal LC levels were evaluated by the colorimetric method. Statistical comparisons were done using Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests and correlations were verified by the Pearson test. P-value<0.05 was set to be statistically significant. Results: The mean seminal plasma LC levels were significantly lower in infertile OAT men with varicocele (216.3±57.1 Conclusion: Seminal LC levels are expressively reduced in infertile OAT men with varicocele and are influenced by an increase in varicocele grade and laterality.
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