The Effect of the Sexual Abstinence Period on the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in Patients Who Planned to Take Part in Intrauterine Insemination

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02401997

Enrollment

Registered

2015-03-30

Start date

2014-01-31

Completion date

2015-06-30

Last updated

2015-08-06

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Conditions

Oxidative Stress

Keywords

sperm, oxidative stress, sexual abstinence

Brief summary

To determine the ideal sexual abstinence time for producing high quality sperm

Interventions

BEHAVIORALsexual abstinence

The subjects participated in the study are divided into three groups according to the male partners sexual abstinence period during the day of sperm preparation for intrauterine insemination.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Patients who had made an application to Gazi University Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic for infertility and planned to have IUI (intrauterine insemination)

Exclusion criteria

* Erectile dysfunction- improper semen collection

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Effect of sexual abstinence period on oxidative stress status of seminal plasma collected for homologous artificial insemination	0-2 days vs 2-4 days vs 4-6 days	The study population is grouped according to the husbands sexual abstinence period before the time of sperm collection for homologous artificial insemination as 0-2 days vs 2-4 days vs 4-6 days

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026