The diagnosis of male infertility: an analysis of the evidence to support the development of global WHO guidance—challenges and future research opportunities

CLR Barratt, L Björndahl, CJ De Jonge… - Human reproduction …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Herein, we describe the consensus guideline methodology, summarize the
evidence-based recommendations we provided to the World Health Organization (WHO) for …

On the origin of obesity: identifying the biological, environmental and cultural drivers of genetic risk among human populations

A Qasim, M Turcotte, RJ de Souza… - Obesity …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic predisposition to obesity presents a paradox: how do genetic variants with a
detrimental impact on human health persist through evolutionary time? Numerous …

Semen quality in the 21st century

HE Virtanen, N Jørgensen, J Toppari - Nature Reviews Urology, 2017 - nature.com
Although semen quality is an important determinant of fertility, defining clear thresholds for
normal ranges has proven difficult. According to'time to pregnancy'studies, fecundity starts to …

Sperm count is increased by diet-induced weight loss and maintained by exercise or GLP-1 analogue treatment: a randomized controlled trial

E Andersen, CR Juhl, ET Kjøller… - Human …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Does diet-induced weight loss improve semen parameters, and are
these possible improvements maintained with sustained weight loss? SUMMARY ANSWER …

Diet-induced obesity impairs spermatogenesis: A potential role for autophagy

Y Mu, W Yan, T Yin, Y Zhang, J Li, J Yang - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved process that plays a crucial role in maintaining a
series of cellular functions. It has been found that autophagy is closely involved in the …

Does an increase in adipose tissue 'weight'affect male fertility? A systematic review and meta‐analysis based on semen analysis performed using the WHO 2010 …

D Santi, F Lotti, C Sparano, G Rastrelli, AM Isidori… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Obesity negatively impact on the metabolism of sex hormones, leading to
reduced testosterone serum levels. However, how the obesity could negatively impact on …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity and reproduction: a committee opinion

A Penzias, R Azziz, K Bendikson, T Falcone… - Fertility and sterility, 2021 - Elsevier
The purpose of this American Society for Reproductive Medicine Practice Committee report
is to provide clinicians with principles and strategies for the evaluation and treatment of …

Machine learning-based analysis of sperm videos and participant data for male fertility prediction

SA Hicks, JM Andersen, O Witczak, V Thambawita… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Methods for automatic analysis of clinical data are usually targeted towards a specific
modality and do not make use of all relevant data available. In the field of male human …

Obesity, energy balance and spermatogenesis

PF Oliveira, M Sousa, BM Silva, MP Monteiro… - …, 2017 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Obesity has grown to pandemic proportions. It affects an increasing number of children,
adolescents and young adults exposed to the silent comorbidities of this disorder for a …

[PDF][PDF] Metabolic syndrome and male fertility

AD Martins, A Majzoub… - The world journal of men's …, 2019 - synapse.koreamed.org
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) represents a cluster of conditions that have a negative impact on
human health overall. Its prevalence has been rapidly increasing worldwide and has …