Lifestyle factors, such as weight and nutritional status may affect male fertility, including sperm fertilization ability. The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the association between body mass in...
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Lifestyle factors, such as weight and nutritional status may affect male fertility, including sperm fertilization ability. The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the association between body mass index (BMI) and sperm-zona pellucida binding ability assessed according to the zona binding (ZB) test, which has been described to be a relevant diagnostic tool for the prediction of in vitro fertilization (IVF) ability. Three hundred and six male patients from couples diagnosed with primary idiopathic or mild male factor infertility were included. Correlations between BMI and semen parameters according to ZB test indices were assessed, together with frequencies of positive and negative tests across the BMI categories. In this selected population, BMI was not related to conventional semen parameters or sperm quality assessed according to the ability of spermatozoa to bind to the zona pellucida. The previously described poor outcomes of IVF procedures in cases of male obesity could be due to other sperm defects, such as alterations of sperm capacitation or acrosome reaction. The link between male BMI and biological outcomes during IVF procedures, such as fertilization rates, should be further evaluated.
There has been a growing interest over the past few years in the impact of male nutrition on fertility. Infertility has been linked to male overweight or obesity, and conventional semen parameter values seem to be alt...
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There has been a growing interest over the past few years in the impact of male nutrition on fertility. Infertility has been linked to male overweight or obesity, and conventional semen parameter values seem to be altered in case of high body mass index (BMI). A few studies assessing the impact of BMI on sperm DNA integrity have been published, but they did not lead to a strong consensus. Our objective was to explore further the relationship between sperm DNA integrity and BMI, through a 3-year multicentre study. Three hundred and thirty male partners in subfertile couples were included. Using the terminal uridine nick-end labelling (TUNEL) assay, we observed an increased rate of sDerm DNA damage in obese men (odds ratio (95% confidence interval): 2.5 (1.2-5.1)).
This study presents the results and the interpretation of a microgravity survey realized in the MChentel zone near Cheria tone situated in the Northeast Algerian. The microgravity survey, made during April and March, ...
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This study presents the results and the interpretation of a microgravity survey realized in the MChentel zone near Cheria tone situated in the Northeast Algerian. The microgravity survey, made during April and March, 2016, allowed the obtaining of 614 measures distributed on the whole zone of study. The gravimetric data were measured by means of a gravimeter relative GNU-KC 444 were used with location and the height of stations with centimetric precision by pocket GPS and an electronic theodolite type Qeo FET 420 k. The gravimetric data measured on the ground were connected with a reference gravimetric station situated near the zone of study. On the scale of the zone of study, the gravimetric data show a decrease of the values of the anomaly of Bouguer between both collapses. This trend implies probably an effect of karstification which would explain the decrease of the values of the anomaly of Bouguer by going to the center of the studied zone. The interpretation of gravimetric data shows the presence essentially of two negative zones, they present a deficit of in-depth mass which can be 30 meters.
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