Open AccessThe relationship of plasma antioxidant levels to semen parameters: the Males, Antioxidants, and Infertility (MOXI) randomized clinical trial
Author(s) -
Jennifer F. Knudtson,
Fangbai Sun,
R. Matthew Coward,
Karl R. Hansen,
Kurt Barnhart,
James F. Smith,
Richard S. Legro,
Michael P. Diamond,
Stephen A. Krawetz,
Heping Zhang,
Rebecca Usadi,
Valerie L. Baker,
Nanette Santoro,
Anne Z. Steiner
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1573-7330
pISSN - 1058-0468
DOI - 10.1007/s10815-021-02301-2
Subject(s) - semen , infertility , vitamin e , semen analysis , fertility , live birth , male infertility , medicine , physiology , sperm , andrology , vitamin , pregnancy , antioxidant , gynecology , biology , population , biochemistry , genetics , environmental health
The understanding of the role of plasma antioxidant levels in male fertility in the USA is limited. In a secondary analysis of the Males, Antioxidants, and Infertility (MOXI) randomized clinical trial, we sought to determine whether serum levels of vitamin E (α-tocopherol), zinc, and selenium were correlated with semen parameters and couple fertility outcomes.