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Before intrauterine insemination: three-day abstinence improves semen quality.(Gynecology)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Three days of sexual abstinence seems to be the optimal amount of time to improve semen quality, a study of 889 men suggests.
Men providing semen samples for intrauterine insemination or other procedures should be advised to refrain from sex for 3 days before sample collection in order to obtain the most potent semen possible. Dr. Antonio M. Lucon said at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association.
The idea that sexual abstinence influences semen quality has been around for a long time, but the optimal duration of abstinence has been an open question. Dr. Lucon and his associates asked men undergoing vasectomies for voluntary sterilization between 1999 and 2003 to refrain from sex for 2-7 days before ...
- Semen quality in relation to biomarkers of pesticide exposure.(Research)
- Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives Swan, Shanna H. Kruse, Robin L. Liu, Fan Barr, Dana B. Drobnis, Erma Z. Redmon, J. Bruce Wang, Christina Brazil, Charlene Overstreet, James W. September 1, 2003 700+ words
...contributed to these differences in semen quality. We selected men in whom all semen...metolachlur were also associated with poor semen quality in some analyses, whereas acetochlor...current-use pesticides and reduced semen quality suggest that agricultural chemicals...
- Ozone and semen quality.(Correspondence)(Report)
- Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives Bonde, Jens Peter April 1, 2007 700+ words
...the range of 20 ppb adversely effect semen quality. Sokol et al. (2006) did not discuss...conclude that [O.sub.3] alters semen quality. The author declares he has no competing...dk REFERENCES Bonde JP. 1990a. Semen quality and sex hormones among mild steel and...
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- Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives Meeker, John D. Ryan, Louise Barr, Dana B. Herrick, Robert F. Bennett, Deborah H. Bravo, Roberto Hauser, Russ December 1, 2004 700+ words
...associations between altered semen quality and IN are consistent...insecticides and decreased semen quality. A study of workers...carbaryl and altered semen quality anaong adult men. Insecticide...cited lack of time on the day of their clinic visit...
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- Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives Hauser, Russ Altshul, Larisa Chen, Zuying Ryan, Louise Overstreet, James Schiff, Isaac Christiani, David C. March 1, 2002 700+ words
...between serum PCBs and p,p'-DDE and semen quality in 29 subjects recruited from the Massachusetts...pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, semen quality, sperm concentration. http...polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), alter semen quality (1,2). This concern stems from...
- Semen quality depends upon antioxidants.(Report)
- Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science June 21, 2009 700+ words
...act as antioxidants, could affect semen quality. These molecules, which are present...of oxidative stress that can affect semen quality, and improve sperm concentration parameters...coming to the clinic, the men with good semen quality ate more vegetables and fruit (more...
- Exposure to environmental ozone alters semen quality.(Research)
- Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives Sokol, Rebecca Z. Kraft, Peter Fowler, Ian M. Mamet, Rizvan Kim, Elizabeth Berhane, Kiros T. March 1, 2006 700+ words
...pollutant levels and semen quality over a 2-year...14, and 70-90 days before semen collection...14, and 70-90 days before the day of semen collection...14, and 70-90 days before donation...adversely affects semen quality. Key words: air...
- Ozone and semen quality: Berhane and Sokol respond.(Correspondence)
- Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives Berhane, Kiros Sokol, Rebecca April 1, 2007 700+ words
...edu REFERENCES Bonde JP. 1990. Semen quality and sex hormones among mild steel and...Henriksen TB, Kolstad HA, et al. 1998. Semen quality and sex hormones with reference to...Exposure to environmental ozone alters semen quality. Environ Health Perspect 114:360...
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- Magazine article from: Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology Mkrtchyan, A. Panosyan, V. Panossian, A. Wikman, G. Wagner, H. June 1, 2005 700+ words
...of Kan Jang on male semen quality and fertility, but...Clinical trial; Semen quality Introduction The majority...400-600 mg/kg/day for 30-45 days caused no significant...and ginseng on male semen quality in human volunteers...
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