Human

Progesterone, Myo-Inositol, Dopamine and Prolactin Present in Follicular Fluid Have Differential Effects on Sperm Motility Subpopulations Shannen Keyser, Gerhard van der Horst, Liana Maree Comparative Spermatology Laboratory, Department of Medical Bioscience, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa Abstract: Considering the challenges surrounding causative factors in [...]

Cementing the relationship between conventional and advanced semen parameters Bashir M. Ayad, Ibukun P. Oyeyipo, Gerhard Van der Horst, Stefan S. Du Plessis Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Misurata University, Misurata, Libya; Division of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa; Department of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, [...]

Influence of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption on Antioxidant Status and Semen Quality: A Cross-Sectional Study in Adult Men Dawid Madej, Dominika Granda, Dominika Granda, Ewa Sicinska, Ewa Sicinska, Joanna Kaluza, Joanna Kaluza Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences–SGGW, Warsaw, Poland Abstract: The influence of fruit and vegetable [...]

Decline in semen quality of North African men: a retrospective study of 20,958 sperm analyses of men from different North African countries tested in Tunisia over a period of 6 years (2013–2018) Hatem Bahri, Mustapha Ben Khalifa, Maroua Ben Rhouma, Zied Abidi, Emna Abbassi, Khémais Ben Rhouma, Moncef Benkhalifa HB Clinical Laboratory for Medical Analyses, [...]

P–043 Six years’ retrospective statistical study (2013 – 2018) investigating the impact of Sperm DNA fragmentation on sperm analysis parameters H Bahri, W Zidi, M Benkhalifa HB laboratory, Andrology / Reproductive Biology, Tunis, Tunisia; La Rabta Hospital- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis- University of Tunis El Manar- Tunis- Tunisia., Research laboratory LR99ES11 Department of Biochemistry, [...]

Improved sperm function in human sperm subpopulations: a model for studying subfertility Shannen Keyser, Gerhard van der Horst, Liana Maree Department of Medical Bioscience, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa Abstract: With many cases of male infertility being idiopathic or unknown, the necessity for in-depth functional and structural sperm analysis beyond routine basic semen analysis [...]

Proteomics and biomarker identification in improved sperm motility parameters after 4 h of ejaculatory abstinence Dale M. Goss, Bashir Ayad, Maré Vlok, Suzél M. Hattingh, Gerhard van der Horst, Stefan S. du Plessis Division of Medical Physiology, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa; Department of Biochemistry and LCMS-Central Analytical Facility, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa; Department of Basic Medical [...]

Seminal plasma metabolomics profiles following long (4-7 days) and short (2 hours) sexual abstinence periods H. Alipour, R.K. Duus, R. Wimmer, F. Dardmeh, S.S. Du Plessis, N. Jørgensen, O.B. Christiansen, C. Hnida, H.I. Nielsen, G. Van Der Horst Aalborg University, Department of Health Science and Technology, Biomedicine group, Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, [...]

The validity and reliability of computer-aided semen analyzers in performing semen analysis: a systematic review Renata Finelli, Kristian Leisegang, Samhita Tumallapalli, Ralf Henkel, Ashok Agarwal American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; School of Natural Medicine, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa; Case Western [...]