Short abstinence: A potential strategy for the improvement of sperm quality Bashir M. Ayad, Gerhard Van der Horst, Stefan S. du Plessis Division of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa Abstract Objective: To determine the effect of short (4 h) and long (4 days) abstinence periods on sperm quality based [...]
Not just the marriage of Figaro: but the marriage of WHO/ESHRE semen analysis criteria with sperm functionality Gerhard van der Horst, Stefan S du Plessis Department of Medical Bioscience, University of the Western Cape, Belville, South Africa; Division of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa Abstract: The authors [...]
Improved sperm kinematics in semen samples collected after 2 h versus 4-7 days of ejaculation abstinence Alipour H, Van Der Horst G, Christiansen OB, Dardmeh F, Jørgensen N, Nielsen HI, Hnida C Biomedicine Group, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Medical Bioscience, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South [...]
Sperm Chromatin Dispersion Test before Sperm Preparation Is Predictive of Clinical Pregnancy in Cases of Unexplained Infertility Treated with Intrauterine Insemination and Induction with Clomiphene Citrate Frank W. R. C. Vandekerckhove, Ilse De Croo, Jan Gerris, Etienne Vanden Abbeel and Petra De Sutter Centre for Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. Background/aims: A large proportion [...]
Standardization of pretreatment and staining technique to perform automatic human sperm morphology with ASMA (assisted sperm morphometry analyses) Clara Ramírez, José Ramón Alonso, Pedro Jiménez, Rocío Reyes, Jordi Ramis, Josep Maria Gris, Carlos Aulesa Unidad de Andrología, Laboratorios Clínicos, Hospital Universitario Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Servicio de Reproducción Asistida, Hospital Universitario Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain [...]
Ameliorative potentials of quercetin against cotinine-induced toxic effects on human spermatozoa Dale Goss; Ibukun P. Oyeyipo; Bongekile T. Skosana; Bashir M. Ayad; Stefan S. du Plessis Division of Medical Physiology. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Stellenbosch University. South Africa; Department of Physiology. College of Health Sciences. Osun State University. Osogbo. Osun State. Nigeria. OBJECTIVES: Cotinine, [...]
Thyroxine is useful to improve sperm motility Gabriela Ruth Mendeluk. Ph.D.; Mónica Rosales M.D. Laboratory of Male Fertility. Hospital de Clínicas “José de San Martín”. Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry. University of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires. Argentina; Laboratory of Endocrinology. Hospital de Clínicas “José de San Martín”. Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry. University of Buenos [...]
Computer Aided Sperm Analysis, a useful tool to evaluate patient's response to varicocelectomy Julia I Ariagno, Gabriela R Mendeluk, María J Furlan, M Sardi, P Chenlo, Susana M Curi, Mercedes N Pugliese, Herberto E Repetto, Mariano Cohen Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Laboratorio de Fertilidad Masculina, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos [...]
Evaluation of sperm motility using two cryoprotectants Sandra Abalde Graña; Mª Esther Rendal Vázquez; Mariana García García; Mª Jesús López Piñón; Marcos Carballal Rodríguez; Catarina Barbero Cancelo; Rosario Olvido Fernández Mallo; Inma Míguez Torre; Teresa Bermúdez González; Sonia Pértega Díaz; Jacinto Sánchez Ibáñez Unidad de Criobiología-Banco de Tejidos. CHUAC. A Coruña; Unidad de Fecundación in [...]
Computer Assisted Semen Analysis, an overcoming tool Ariagno Julia I, Chenlo Patricia H, Mendeluk Gabriela R Laboratorio de Fertilidad Masculina. Hospital de Clínicas “José de San Martín. Facultad de Farmacia Bioquímica. U.B.A., Argentina Sperm motility is a key parameter while assessing semen quality. It provides information about sperm energy state, a requisite needed to achieve [...]
