The results of several studies point to an increased likelihood of abnormal semen
parameters among overweight men, and an elevated risk for subfertility among couples in …

Psychological stress can be defined as any uncomfortable'emotional experience'
accompanied by predictable biochemical, physiological and behavioural changes or …

Steroids play an important role in the regulation of normal physiology and the treatment of
disease. Steroid receptors have classically been described as ligand-activated transcription …

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of male obesity on sperm parameters and erectile
dysfunction. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. SETTING: Referral fertility center. PATIENT …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the current understanding of the effects and potential mechanisms
of obesity on male fertility. DESIGN: Literature review of articles pertaining to obesity and …

Spermatogenesis is a complex process of male germ cells proliferation and maturation from
diploid spermatogonia, through meiosis, to mature haploid spermatozoa. The process …

Background Inorganic arsenic is a major water pollutant and a known human carcinogen
that has a suppressive influence on spermatogenesis and androgenesis in male …

Testicular function is under the control of expression and repression of several genes and
gene products, and many of these works through Sertoli cells. The capability of Sertoli cells …

Glyphosate is a herbicide widely used to kill weeds both in agricultural and non-agricultural
landscapes. Its reproductive toxicity is related to the inhibition of a StAR protein and an …

Abstract Zearalenone (ZEA), a non-steroidal estrogen mycotoxin produced by several
species of Fusarium fungi, can be metabolized into many other derivatives by …