Open AccessEffect of Ubiquinol Therapy on Sperm Parameters and Serum Testosterone Levels in Oligoasthenozoospermic Infertile Men
Author(s) -
A. K. Thakur,
Gian Paolo Littarru,
Iwao Funahashi,
U S Painkara,
Nimisha Dange,
Prabha Chauhan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/13617.6424
Subject(s) - sperm , ubiquinol , spermatogenesis , sperm motility , testosterone (patch) , andrology , biology , male infertility , medicine , antioxidant , endocrinology , chemistry , infertility , biochemistry , pregnancy , cytochrome c , genetics , coenzyme q – cytochrome c reductase , mitochondrion
The male sperm counts decline due to environmental factors, such as pesticides, heavy metals and exogenous estrogens causing negative impact on spermatogenesis. The low testosterone levels are associated with lower levels of antioxidants that protect against free radical damage to glands that produce testosterone. The earlier studies showed that the supplementation of vitamins and antioxidants including 10mg Ubiquinol per-day increases in sperm count and motility.