Insulin dependant diabetes mellitus: implications for male reproductive function
Author(s) -
Ishola Agbaje,
Deirdre Rogers,
C.M. McVicar,
Neil McClure,
A. B. Atkinson,
Con Mallidis,
Sheena Lewis
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dem077
Subject(s) - semen , diabetes mellitus , sperm , semen analysis , male infertility , dna fragmentation , fertility , infertility , biology , medicine , mitochondrial dna , sperm motility , andrology , endocrinology , gynecology , physiology , population , genetics , pregnancy , environmental health , apoptosis , programmed cell death , gene
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing in men of reproductive age. Despite this, the prevalence of diabetes in men attending fertility clinics is largely unknown. Furthermore, studies examining the effects of DM on sperm fertility potential have been limited to conventional semen analysis.
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