Open AccessInfluence of the abstinence period on human sperm quality: analysis of 2,458 semen samples
Author(s) -
V.A. Comar,
Cláudia G. Petersen,
A.L. Mauri,
Mariana Mattila,
L.D. Vagnini,
Adriana Renzi,
B. Petersen,
Andreia Nicoletti,
Felipe Dieamant,
J.B.A. Oliveira,
R.L.R. Baruffi,
J.G. Franco
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jbra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1518-0557
pISSN - 1517-5693
DOI - 10.5935/1518-0557.20170052
Subject(s) - sperm , dna fragmentation , semen , abstinence , andrology , sexual abstinence , semen analysis , biology , sperm motility , male infertility , physiology , infertility , medicine , apoptosis , genetics , pregnancy , population , programmed cell death , environmental health , psychiatry , family planning , research methodology
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of different periods of abstinence on conventional semen parameters as well as functional parameters in human semen, including mitochondrial function, chromatin packing and sperm DNA fragmentation.