Current evidence links oxidative stress (OS) to male infertility, reduced sperm motility, sperm
DNA damage and increased risk of recurrent abortions and genetic diseases. A review of …

Glucocorticoids are primary stress hormones necessary for life that regulate numerous
physiologic processes in an effort to maintain homeostasis. Synthetic derivatives of these …

Established as one of the world's most widely read gynecology texts, Clinical Gynecologic
Endocrinology and Infertility is now in its Seventh Edition. In a clear, user-friendly style …

Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones released by the adrenal cortex, which
includes glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. 1 However, the term “corticosteroids” is …

I. Introduction IN 1953 lohn Morris, an obstetrician at Yale University, reported a series of 82
individuals (80 cases collated from the literature and two cases of his own) who had a …

Glucocorticoids are essential steroid hormones secreted from the adrenal gland in response
to stress. Since their discovery in the 1940s, glucocorticoids have been widely prescribed to …

Life on earth has adapted to the day-night cycle by evolution of internal, so-called circadian
clocks that adjust behavior and physiology to the recurring changes in environmental …

Current treatments of subfertile couples are usually empiric, as the true cause of subfertility
often remains unknown. Therefore, we outline the role of nutritional and biochemical factors …

Thyroid hormone exerts a broad range of effects on development, growth, and metabolism.
The clinical manifestations of thyroid hormone excess and deficiency are dramatic examples …

Objective: To study the effects of folic acid and zinc sulfate treatment on semen variables in
fertile and subfertile men. Design: Double-blind, placebo-controlled interventional study …