Human

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 [...]

Comparison of commercially available chamber slides for computer-aided analysis of human sperm Fereshteh Dardmeh, Mahmoud Heidari, Hiva Alipour Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan Branch, Gorgan, Iran Abstract: Despite the increasing use of computer-aided sperm analysis (CASA) in clinical practice, [...]

Sperm DNA fragmentation is a novel biomarker for early pregnancy loss Lesley Haddock, Stephen Gordon, Sheena E.M. Lewis, Peter Larsen, Amjad Shehata, Hassan Shehata Examenlab Ltd, Unit 18A, Block K, Weavers Court Business Park, Linfield Road, Belfast BT12 5GH, UK; Urology at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Dorking Rd, Epsom KT18 7EG, [...]

Microgravity effects on frozen human sperm samples M. Boada, A. Perez-Poch, M. Ballester, S. García-Monclús, D. V. González, S. García, P. N. Barri & A. Veiga Women’s Health Dexeus, Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproduction, Hospital Universitari Dexeus, Avinguda Carles III 71-75, 08028, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, UPC BarcelonaTech, EEBE Campus Diagonal-Besòs, C. [...]

The potential role of central obesity in male infertility: body mass index versus waist to hip ratio as they relate to selected semen parameters Márton Keszthelyi, V. Anna Gyarmathy, András Kaposi and Zsolt Kopa Department of Urology, Andrology Centre, Semmelweis University, Üllői út 78/b, Budapest, 1082 Hungary; EpiConsult LLC, 8 The Green, STE A, Dover, [...]

Computer‐aided sperm analysis, the new key player in routine sperm assessment Benoit Schubert, Mélanie Badiou, André Force Eurofins Biomnis – Institut Rhonalpin IVF Center, Clinique du Val d'Ouest – Medicentre, Ecully, France Abstract: For sperm analysis, important inter-laboratory variations have been observed in manual analyses. In this study, a computer-aided sperm analysis (CASA) system was assessed [...]

Evaluation of black glutinous rice (Oryza sativa L) extract as a novel nuclear stain for human sperm head assessment by microscopic examination Sirinart Chomean, Tanawan Sukanto, Arreya Piemsup, Jirattikan Chaiya, Kolunya Saenguthai, Chollanot Kaset Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University, Pathumthani; Thammasat Infertility Center and Medical laboratory, Thammasat University Hospital, [...]

Semen quality of young men in Switzerland: a nationwide cross‐sectional population‐based study R. Rahban, L. Priskorn, A. Senn, E. Stettler, F. Galli, J. Vargas, M. Van den Bergh, A. Fusconi, R. Garlantezec, T. K. Jensen, L. Multigner, N. E. Skakkebæk, M. Germond, N. Jørgensen, S. Nef Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva, [...]

Can the Sperm Class Analyser (SCA) CASA-Mot system for human sperm motility analysis reduce imprecision and operator subjectivity and improve semen analysis? Chey Dearing, Channa Jayasena and Kevin Lindsay School of Health & Sport Science and School of Nursing, Eastern Institute of Technology, Taradale Campus, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand; Andrology Laboratory, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College [...]