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ArticleJournal of medicine and life2022

Correlation between reproductive hormones levels and semen quality in patients with diabetes.

Baida Rihan Ali, Ahmed Nasir Alameri, Shaymaa Al Rumaidh, Saleem Ethaib

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Article in Journal of medicine and life, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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Baida Rihan AliDepartment of Pathological Analysis, College of Science, University of Thi-Qar, Al-Nasiriya, Iraq.
Ahmed Nasir AlameriDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Thi-Qar, Al-Nasiriya, Iraq.
Shaymaa Al RumaidhDepartment of Pathological Analysis, College of Science, University of Thi-Qar, Al-Nasiriya, Iraq.
Saleem EthaibDepartment of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Thi-Qar, Al-Nasiriya, Iraq.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is rarely sought among infertile patients due to a lack of studies and inconsistency regarding its impact on semen quality. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the influence of T2DM on the pituitary gland hormones (FSH and LH) in males. A total of 60 participants participated in this study, of which 35 were diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, and 25 were without diabetes. Fasting blood sugar, HbA1c, LH, FSH, TT, E2, and prolactin were tested. Diabetic men had lower serum LH, FSH, and TT levels than non-diabetics and higher prolactin and E2 levels. According to the semen examination, including sperm count, PH, motility, and morphology, diabetic patients had considerably lower sperm counts, motility, and morphology than non-diabetic patients. In conclusion, the decrease in the concentration of reproductive hormones in diabetic patients leads to sexual weakness, resulting in abnormal seminal fluid parameters, which are below the normal levels than in apparently healthy persons.

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Diabetes MellitusInfertility, MaleCross-Sectional StudiesEstradiolFollicle Stimulating HormoneHumansLuteinizing HormoneMaleProlactinSemenSemen AnalysisSperm CountTestosteroneEstradiolFollicle Stimulating HormoneLuteinizing HormoneProlactinTestosteronediabetes mellitushormonesmale infertilitysemen analysis

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PMID36762321
PMCPMC9884353
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