Zinc is an essential element for male fertility: a review of Zn roles in men's health, germination, sperm quality, and fertilization

A Fallah, A Mohammad-Hasani… - Journal of reproduction …, 2018 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Zinc (Zn) is the second most abundant trace element in human, which can't be stored in the
body, thus regular dietary intake is required. This review explained the physiological and …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of antioxidant types and doses in male infertility: Benefits on semen parameters, advanced sperm function, assisted reproduction and live …

A Majzoub, A Agarwal - Arab journal of urology, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To explore the current evidence concerning the effect of oral antioxidant
supplementation on various male fertility outcomes, as antioxidants are widely available …

Sperm DNA damage caused by oxidative stress: modifiable clinical, lifestyle and nutritional factors in male infertility

C Wright, S Milne, H Leeson - Reproductive biomedicine online, 2014 - Elsevier
DNA fragmentation is an important factor in the aetiology of male infertility. However, it is still
underevaluated and its inclusion in routine semen analysis is debated. DNA fragmentation …

An overview on role of some trace elements in human reproductive health, sperm function and fertilization process

M Mirnamniha, F Faroughi, E Tahmasbpour… - Reviews on …, 2019 - degruyter.com
Human semen contains several trace elements such as calcium (Ca), copper (Cu),
manganese (Mn), magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn) and selenium (Se) which are necessary for …

Role of antioxidants in fertility preservation of sperm—A narrative review

AY Qamar, MI Naveed, S Raza, X Fang… - Animal …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Male fertility is affected by multiple endogenous stressors, including reactive oxygen species
(ROS), which greatly deteriorate the fertility. However, physiological levels of ROS are …

Zinc levels in seminal plasma and their correlation with male infertility: A systematic review and meta-analysis

J Zhao, X Dong, X Hu, Z Long, L Wang, Q Liu, B Sun… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Zinc is an essential trace mineral for the normal functioning of the male reproductive system.
Current studies have investigated the relationship between seminal plasma zinc and male …

The effects of metals as endocrine disruptors

I Iavicoli, L Fontana, A Bergamaschi - Journal of Toxicology and …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
This review reports current knowledge regarding the roles that cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg),
arsenic (As), lead (PB), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn) play as endocrine-disrupting …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of folic acid and zinc sulfate on male factor subfertility: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

WY Wong, HMWM Merkus, CMG Thomas… - Fertility and sterility, 2002 - Elsevier
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 …

Zinc levels in seminal plasma are associated with sperm quality in fertile and infertile men

AH Colagar, ET Marzony, MJ Chaichi - Nutrition research, 2009 - Elsevier
Zinc has antioxidative properties and plays an important role in scavenging reactive oxygen
species. We hypothesized that in the absence of Zn, the possibility of increased oxidative …

The role of antioxidant therapy in the treatment of male infertility

A Agarwal, LH Sekhon - Human fertility, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Oxidative stress contributes to defective spermatogenesis leading to male factor infertility.
The aim of this study was to review the current literature on the effects of various antioxidants …