Obesity, male infertility, and the sperm epigenome

Imprisonment-associated sperm clumping and male infertility.

OBJECTIVE This observational, retrospective study investigated infertility among Iraqi men who had been long-term prisoners of war. METHODS Routine seminal fluid analyses were undertaken in former prisoners with suspected infertility attending the Ramadi Infertility Clinic, Ramadi, Iraq; semen samples were also microscopically evaluated in these patients. RESULTS In 16 out of 38 patients (...

Male infertility and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

Micro-assisted fertilization in the form of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has truly revolutionised the treatment options for couples with impaired semen quality, and those with both obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia. In general, the major issues which relate to the success of ICSI are those related to the success of conventional IVF, and the high multiple pregnancy rate rema...

Sperm counts and sperm sex ratio in male infertility patients.

In recent years, investigators have noted a trend toward a declining proportion of male births in many industrialized nations. While men bear the sex-determining chromosome, the role of the female partner as it pertains to fertilization or miscarriage may also alter the gender ratio. We attempted to determine a man's secondary sex ratio (F1 generation) by directly examining the sex chromosomes ...

Surgical sperm retrieval for male infertility

Pnm-22: Obesity and Male Infertility: A Systematic Review

a:4:{s:10:"Background";s:223:"In today's worlds of advanced technology, obesity phenomenon, more than whatever seen before, is a risk and health- threatening factor. Recent studies show that there is a relation between obesity and infertility in men.";s:19:"MaterialsAndMethods";s:178:"This paper is written with an overview of related articles published in Sciencedirect, Pubmed,SID and Iranmedex...