1. A study of 150 middle-aged male industrial employees has shown significant positive correlations between plasma levels of high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and both serum testosterone and alcohol intake, and significant negative correlations between HDL cholesterol and both serum thyroxine and obesity. These associations persist when examined by multiple linear regression, indicatin...

the concentration of adiponectin, a hormone which is secreted from adipose tissue, is inversely correlated with body fat mass. this hormone has anti inflammatory and anti atherogenic properties. its concentration reduces in metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. this study reviews the evidence on the relationship between serum adiponectin concentration and lipid profile. in this study ...

The effects of triglyceridemia on plasma lipoproteins were investigated in 16 hypertriglyceridemic (HTG) subjects (222-2,500 mg/dl) before and after the initiation of bezafibrate therapy. Bezafibrate caused a mean reduction of 56% in plasma triglyceride and increased the levels of lipoprotein and hepatic triglyceride lipases by 260 and 213%, respectively. The natures of very low density lipopro...

Male infertility has been shown to represent 30-40% of the total causes of infertility in couples [1]. The examination of semen following World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines is important and remains the initial screen in the study of male infertility and for the evaluation of spermatogenesis and also has served to provide a standardized approach for the assessment of the fertility potent...

Semen analysis as an integral part of infertility investigations has a surprisingly long history, emerging only slowly, from under a cloud of disrepute and occupying a solitary niche outside conventional pathology tests, until relatively recently. From origins in the 19th century when spermatozoa were only identified as present or absent in cervical mucus samples from postcoital tests, even the...

BACKGROUND Type II diabetic patients are at an increased risk of coronary artery disease and cerebrovascular disease because of deranged lipid metabolism. Female diabetic patients are predominantly at risk. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine effects of gender on dyslipidemia of type II diabetic patients. METHODS This study was carried out at Out-Patients Department, ...

Background: The results of studies on the effects of age on sperm parameters are controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of age and semen parameters. Methods: In this study 278 men (32.3±6.5 years, range 19 to 65 years) referred to a private medical laboratory to evaluate couple infertility were included from April 2016 to Mar...

Regular physical activity with adequate intensity, according to WHO recommendations, can prevent various chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes mellitus, cancer, and bone disease. Physical improve lipid profil: triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol (HDL-C), LDL (LDL-C). The aim of this study was compare profiles, which include levels (LDL-C) at different activity: low, me...

Antioxidants are effective in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Lavandula officinalis possesses antioxidant activity, therefore, in this study; the effects of Lavandula officinalis extract were investigated on serum lipids levels of rats. Experimental mature male Wistar rats were treated with 100, 200 or 400 mg/Kg/day of lavender ethanolic extract or distilled water for 25 da...

BACKGROUND Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted viruses. Despite the increasing evidence of HPV prevalence in semen, the worldwide distribution of HPV types in semen and risk for male infertility remain inconclusive. METHODS Four electronic databases were searched for English language studies conducted between January 1990 and December 2016 that reporte...