male infertility
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria: • Males of couples visiting the CRM at the UMCG between 18-55 years old. • Planned semen-analysis as standard care.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * Males who receive(d) chemo- and/or radiotherapy, use(d) testosterone suppletion and/or anabolic steroids * Males who are azoospermic * Males who have an abnormal SA due to genetic causes. * Semen analysis with round cells >2x106 /ml (as marker for infection) * Males who currently use antibiotics
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameters will be free radical concentration in seminal plasma and at sperm cells correlated with microbiota in semen plasma and related to standard semen-parameters, malondialdehyde (MDA) en free thiols in bloof serum lifestyle factors and food intake. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| na. | — |
Countries
Netherlands