BACKGROUND In humans, sperm DNA fragmentation rates have been correlated with sperm viability rates. Reduced sperm viability is associated with high sperm DNA fragmentation, while conversely high sperm viability is associated with low rates of sperm DNA fragmentation. Both elevated DNA fragmentation rates and poor viability are correlated with impaired male fertility, with a DNA fragmentation r...

The effects of aqueous extract of Enantia chlorantha were studied on sperm motility, viability and counts in adult albino rats. Oral administration of 50 and 100 mg/kg body weight of the extract daily for a week caused dose-dependent changes in the sperm motility and viability without a significant change in the sperm counts. There was a significant increase in sperm motility and viability (P <...

background:   objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the harmful effects of sodium arsenite on sperm parameters and the antioxidant effects of vit.e on sperm anomalies in sodium arsenite treated rats.   materials and methods: adult male rats were divided into 4 groups: control, sodium arsenite (8 mg/kg/day), vit.e (100 mg/kg/day) and sodium arsenite+vit.e. oral treatments were perf...

Damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera) have a more complex sperm transfer system than other internally ejaculating insects. Males translocate sperm from the internal reproductive organs to the specific sperm vesicles, a small cavity on the body surface, and then transfer them into the female. To examine how the additional steps of sperm transfer contribute to decreases in sperm quality, we assessed s...

The present study to investigate that the correlation between sperm parameters and sperm DNA fragmentation in fertile and infertile cigarette smoking patient. Forty men undergoing infertility evaluation were divided into four groups according their smoking ability (A: 2 days ( n=10), B: 4 days ( n=10), C: 8 days ( n=10), D: 15 days ( n=10)) sperm parameters ( sperm concentration, pH, Viscosity,...

background: spermatozoa cryopreservation is used for the management of infertility and some other medical conditions. the routinely applied cryopreservation technique depends on permeating cryoprotectants, whose toxic effects have raised the attention towards permeating cryoprotectants-free vitrification technique. objective: to compare between the application of slow cryopreservation and vitri...

background: sodium arsenite can impair male reproductive function by inducing oxidative stress. silymarin is known as a potent antioxidant.objective: this study was performed to investigate if silymarin can prevent the adverse effect of sodium arsenite on ram sperm viability, motility and mitochondrial membrane potential.materials and methods: epidydimal spermatozoa obtained from ram were divid...