ReviewJournal of personalized medicine2023
Microbial Dysbiosis and Male Infertility: Understanding the Impact and Exploring Therapeutic Interventions.
Review in Journal of personalized medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Chronic stress drives oligoasthenozoospermia via gut microbiota-vitamin-Sting1/Slc9c2 axis.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Innate Immunity and Microbial Recognition in Reproduction: From Barrier Defense to Maternal-Fetal Tolerance.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026Review
- Oxidative Stress, Sperm DNA Fragmentation, or Both? Optimizing Test Selection in Male Infertility Evaluation.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Probiotics as Microbiome Modulators in Male Infertility: Rethinking Dysbiosis Across the Gut-Testis Axis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- Changes in sexual-function scores after washed microbiota transplantation in men with sexual dysfunction: an exploratory single-arm pre-post observational study.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Research progress on the multidimensional mechanisms underlying impaired spermatogenesis induced by pathological microenvironment remodeling in chronic prostatitis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Single-cell analysis of testicular bacterial microbiome changes during aging and effect on reproductive capacity in mice.iScience · 2025Article
- From Gut to Reproductive Health: Exploring Microbiome Interactions and Future Interventions.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2025Review
- The Androbactome and the Gut Microbiota-Testis Axis: A Narrative Review of Emerging Insights into Male Fertility.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- All Properties of Infertility Microbiome in a Review Article.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2025Review
- Association of leukocyte elastase in semen and seminal plasma with sperm parameters and pregnancy outcomes in male fertility.Endocrine connections · 2025Article
- Understanding the Associations of Urogenital Microbiomes With Fertility and In Vitro Fertilization.American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2025Review
- The Role of Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis in Erectile Dysfunction: From Pathophysiology to Treatment Strategies.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Review
- Proteomics and Metabolomics in Varicocele-Associated Male Infertility: Advancing Precision Diagnostics and Therapy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Paternal Contributions to Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and Therapeutic Approaches.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- Empirical Treatments for Male Infertility: A Focus on Lifestyle Modifications and Medicines.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Navigating the Microbial Landscape: Understanding Dysbiosis in Human Genital Tracts and Its Impact on Fertility.Cureus · 2024Review
- Bacteriospermia-Related Male Infertility: A Case Report on Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches.Cureus · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
The human microbiota in the genital tract is pivotal for maintaining fertility, but its disruption can lead to male infertility. This study examines the relationship between microbial dysbiosis and male infertility, underscoring the promise of precision medicine in this field. Through a comprehensive review, this research indicates microbial signatures associated with male infertility, such as altered bacterial diversity, the dominance of pathogenic species, and imbalances in the genital microbiome. Key mechanisms linking microbial dysbiosis to infertility include inflammation, oxidative stress, and sperm structural deterioration. Emerging strategies like targeted antimicrobial therapies, probiotics, prebiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation have shown potential in adjusting the genital microbiota to enhance male fertility. Notably, the application of precision medicine, which customizes treatments based on individual microbial profiles and specific causes of infertility, emerges as a promising approach to enhance treatment outcomes. Ultimately, microbial dysbiosis is intricately linked to male infertility, and embracing personalized treatment strategies rooted in precision medicine principles could be the way forward in addressing infertility associated with microbial factors.
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