| Autor: |
Yahya M. Hodeeb, Emad M. El-Rewiny, Abdullah M. Gaafar, Ahmed N. Zayed, Mohamed S. Hasan, Mohamed L. Elsaie |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
Human fertility (Cambridge, England). |
| ISSN: |
1742-8149 |
| Popis: |
Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is a natural short chain fatty acid containing sulfhydryl groups generated from octanoic acid and cysteine in the mitochondria, and is found in both the aqueous and lipid phases. The present study aimed to assess the efficacy of ALA supplementation in primary infertile males complaining of idiopathic asthenozoospermia. Eighty patients were randomly allocated to treatment group A (n = 40) and control group B (n = 40) groups, receiving daily doses of 600 mg (divided into two daily doses of 300 mg each) of alpha lipoic acid (ALA) or an identical placebo for 90 days. Semen analysis, anthropometric and total antioxidant capacity were analysed and compared before and after treatment. Daily supplementation with ALA improved total motility and progressive motility of the spermatozoa. In the ALA-treated group, sperm motility and progressive motility increased significantly, similarly, the mean percentage of sperm vitality demonstrated a significant increase among the ALA treated group ( |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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