| Title |
Selenium-vitamin E supplementation in infertile men
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Biological Trace Element Research, June 1996
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| DOI | 10.1007/bf02784546 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Denis Vézina, François Mauffette, Kenneth D. Roberts, Gilles Bleau |
| Abstract |
In order to verify the hypothesis that selenium (Se) and vitamin E (Vit E) could improve male fertility, nine oligoasthenoteratozoospermic men were supplemented for a period of 6 mo with Se and Vit E. Compared to the baseline period (presupplementation) of 4 mo, statistically significant increases were observed for Se and Vit E levels, sperm motility, percent live, and percent normal spermatozoa. These improvements are likely to be "supplementation-dependent," since all of the parameters returned to baseline values during the posttreatment period. None of the couples reported a pregnancy during the study. The HPLC analysis conducted on the serum of one of the patients showed the existence of at least six different Se-containing peaks, whose Se content was affected by supplementation. The mechanism(s) involved in these improvements of semen parameters is presently under investigation. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 18 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 8 | 44% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 6% |
| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 1 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 4 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 39% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 11% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 3 | 17% |
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