Abstract:
:We aimed to assess the possible presence of a seasonal pattern in three parameters of semen analysis: sperm concentration, morphology, and motility as a function of the time of ejaculation and sperm production (spermatogenesis) in normal and oligozoospermic men. This retrospective study included a consecutive series of 4,422 semen samples that were collected from patients as a part of the basic evaluation of the infertile couples attending the Reproductive Endocrine Outpatient Clinic of a tertiary women's hospital in Ankara, Turkey, between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2013. The samples were classified according to sperm concentration: ≥15 x106/mL as normozoospermic samples and 4 -14.99 x106/mL as oligozoospermic samples and seasonal analysis of the semen samples were carried out separately. When the data was analyzed according to the season of semen production, there was no seasonal effect on the sperm concentration. A gradual and consistent decrease in the rate of sperm with fast forward motility was observed from spring to fall with a recovery noticed during the winter. The percentage of sperms with normal morphology was found to be statistically significantly higher in the spring samples compared with the summer samples (p=0.001). Both normozoospermic and oligozoospermic semen samples appeared to have better sperm parameters in spring and winter. The circannual variation of semen parameters may be important in diagnosis and treatment desicions. ABBREVIATIONS:WHO: World Health Organization; mRNA:messenger ribonucleic acid.
journal_name
Syst Biol Reprod Medjournal_title
Systems biology in reproductive medicineauthors
Ozelci R,Yılmaz S,Dilbaz B,Akpınar F,Akdag Cırık D,Dilbaz S,Ocal Adoi
10.1080/19396368.2016.1225322subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-12-01 00:00:00pages
379-386issue
6eissn
1939-6368issn
1939-6376journal_volume
62pub_type
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