Systemic arterial hypertension leads to decreased semen quality and alterations in the testicular microcirculation in rats.

ABSTRACT: Arterial hypertension is a cardiovascular disease that leads to important systemic alterations and drastically impairs normal organ function over time. Hypertension affects around 700 million men of reproductive age and hypertensive men present increased risk for reproductive disorders, such as erectile dysfunction. However, the link between arterial hypertension and male reproductive disorders is associative at best. Moreover, many studies have reported associations between decreased male fertility and/or semen quality and alterations to general male health. In this study we aim to investigate the effect of systemic high blood pressure in sperm quality, sperm functional characteristics and testicular physiology in a rat model. Hypertensive rats presented altered testicular morphology - ma

SUBMITTER: Colli LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6667492 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature