Clinical assessment of the male fertility
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
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: 179-191, 2018.
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en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
The evaluation of infertility in males consists of physical examination and semen analyses. Standardized semen analyses depend on the descriptive analysis of sperm motility, morphology, and concentration, with a threshold level that must be surpassed to be considered a fertile spermatozoon. Nonetheless, these conventional parameters are not satisfactory for clinicians since 25% of infertility cases worldwide remain unexplained. Therefore, newer tests methods have been established to investigate sperm physiology and functions by monitoring characteristics such as motility, capacitation, the acrosome reaction, reactive oxygen species, sperm DNA damage, chromatin structure, zona pellucida binding, and sperm-oocyte fusion. After the introduction of intracytoplasmic sperm injection technique, sperm maturity, morphology, and aneuploidy conditions have gotten more attention for investigating unexplained male infertility. In the present article, recent advancements in research regarding the utilization of male fertility prediction tests and their role and accuracy are reviewed.
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Asunto principal:
Examen Físico
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Fisiología
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Motilidad Espermática
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Espermatozoides
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Zona Pelúcida
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Daño del ADN
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Cromatina
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Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno
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Reacción Acrosómica
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Inyecciones de Esperma Intracitoplasmáticas
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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