| Title |
Selenium–vitamin E supplementation in infertile men: effects on semen parameters and pregnancy rate
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of General Medicine, January 2011
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijgm.s16275 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mohammad K Moslemi, Samaneh Tavanbakhsh |
| Abstract |
Infertility is an important medical and social problem that has an impact on well-being. A significant development in the last 10 years in the study of human infertility has been the discovery that oxidative sperm DNA damage has a critical role in the etiology of poor semen quality and male infertility. Selenium (Se) is an essential element for normal testicular development, spermatogenesis, and spermatozoa motility and function. The predominant biochemical action of Se in both humans and animals is to serve as an antioxidant via the Se-dependent enzyme glutathione peroxidase and thus protect cellular membranes and organelles from peroxidative damage. We explored the efficacy of Se in combination with vitamin E for improving semen parameters and pregnancy rates in infertile men. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| Austria | 1 | 11% |
| Comoros | 1 | 11% |
| Germany | 1 | 11% |
| Australia | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 4 | 44% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
| Scientists | 1 | 11% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Poland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 167 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Master | 27 | 16% |
| Researcher | 25 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 12% |
| Other | 12 | 7% |
| Other | 32 | 19% |
| Unknown | 29 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 46 | 27% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 29 | 17% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 16 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 11% |
| Unknown | 38 | 23% |
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