Correlation of oxidation reduction potential and total motile sperm count: its utility in the evaluation of male fertility potential.

ABSTRACT: Oxidative stress (OS) is detrimental to sperm functions, and the oxidation reduction potential (ORP) is a good measure of OS as it considers the balance between oxidants and reductants. Total motile sperm count (TMSC) is viewed as the single most important semen analysis parameter that can predict male infertility severity, and its correlation with ORP has never been undertaken. The objectives of this study were to assess the correlation between ORP and TMSC, to identify the ORP cutoff value based on the TMSC result, and to compare this cutoff value with previously reported ORP cutoff values in literature. One thousand one hundred and sixty-eight infertile patients and 100 fertile controls were enrolled. Demographic and semen data of the participants were retrieved and analyzed. Wilcoxon's

SUBMITTER: Majzoub A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7275803 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature