The possible role of thyroid hormones in the Nitric Oxide (NO)-mediated response to sexual stimulation, and on prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) and Sildenafil in the treatment of erectile dysfunction was investigated using the corpus cavernosum of the New Zealand rabbit animal model. The parameters studied were penile erection monitored as contractile force of the erectile tissue, sperm count and motili...

BACKGROUND Tobacco smoking is a public health issue and has been implicated in adverse reproductive outcomes including semen quality. Available data however provides conflicting findings. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of tobacco smoking on semen quality among men in Ghana. METHODS In this study, a total of 140 subjects were recruited, comprising 95 smokers and 45 non-...

Background: The prevalence of infertility in the general population is 15% -20%,of this male factor responsible for 20%-40%. Semen analysis an indispensable diagnostic tool evaluation partner infertile couple.Every single couple out 10 search medical care because infertility. Men older than 40 years and Women 30 are at increased risk So objective present study was to see different factors sperm...

this study was designed to determine the frequency of y chromosome azf (azoospermia factor ) subregions, microdeletions in patients with idiopathic nonobstructive azoospermia and severe oligozoospermia. subjects included 40 men who had been referred to infertility clinics for assisted reproduction, 37 were azoospermic and 3 had severe oligospermia. medical history and physical exam revealed no ...

[2] Artificial insemination is a relatively simple medical procedure by which semen obtained by masturbation is deposited by means of a syringe in or near the cervix of the woman's uterus. Artificial insemination is of two basic types: homologous insemination, when the semen is obtained from the husband (AIH); and heterologous insemination, when the semen is obtained from a donor (AID). AIH is ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to determine the status of acrosome intactness in different infertile conditions among men who have attended the Mediwave Fertility Research Center, Mysore, South India. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 70 infertile and 20 control subjects were employed in the study. Infertile subjects were classified into different conditions according ...