The aim of this study was to assess the level of malondialdehyde (MDA) in the seminal plasma of infertile men and to highlight a relationship between the level of MDA and semen parameters. Eighty-one infertile patients were divided into groups according to their clinical diagnosis: genitourinary infections, varicocele and idiopathic infertility. Semen quality was assessed by light and transmiss...

INTRODUCTION Elevated nitric oxide (NO) levels have been shown to have toxic effects on sperm function and motility. This study was conducted to compare NO levels in the seminal fluid of infertile men with varicocele with those of infertile and fertile men without varicocele. MATERIALS AND METHODS Semen samples were obtained from 40 infertile men with varicocele (group 1), 40 infertile men wi...

abstract background: infertility is a major psychosocial crisis as well as being a medical problem. the factors that predict psychosocial consequences of infertility may vary in different gender and different infertile populations. objective: the primary purpose of this study was to investigate whether turkish infertile couples had higher levels of depression and anxiety when compared to non-in...

abstract background: infertility and the reactions of people towards it can lead to psychological disorders which have negative effects on the life of young couples. therefore, this study aims to comparatively analyze the level of mental health, happiness, inferiority feelings, sexual satisfaction and marital conflict in fertile and infertile women in kermanshah. methods: this cross-sectional s...

Background: Excess reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the semen is believed to affect fertility in men. Morphologically abnormal sperms and their relation to seminal oxidative stress in infertile and subfertile men are not clear. Objective: To correlate various sperm morphological defects with seminal oxidative stress in infertile and subfertile men. Materials and Methods: The study included 25 p...

Objective : Infertility is the inability of a couple to conceive after one and half year of unprotected sex.Infertility is an inability of a person to reproduce, in its normal state or condition. Male infertility is considered as a major problem all over the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of the CYP1A1 polymorphisms with idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia in...

BACKGROUND Although semen analysis is routinely used to evaluate the male partner in infertile couples, sperm measurements that discriminate between fertile and infertile men are not well defined. METHODS We evaluated two semen specimens from each of the male partners in 765 infertile couples and 696 fertile couples at nine sites. The female partners in the infertile couples had normal result...

Individuals born with low birth weight (LBW) risk cardiometabolic complications later in life. However the impact of LBW on general health status and male reproductive function has been scantly analysed. We investigated the clinical and seminal impact of different birth weights (BW) in white-European men presenting for primary couple's infertility. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data fro...

BACKGROUND Infertility is one of the most difficult life experiences that a couple might encounter. Infertility as a bio-psycho-social phenomenon, could influence all aspects of life. While paying special attention to the psychological aspects of infertility in couples; many studies have investigated the non-clinical aspects of infertility, however, they rarely have evaluated the psychosocial d...

Introduction: Infertility is known to have a negative effect on couple's life and in most cases it has a profound impact on sexual relations. Sexual problems may be the cause of infertility or may arise as a result of infertility. The aim of this study was to compare the sexual problems in fertile and infertile couples. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 110 infertile and 110 ...