Human semen freezing : Effects of adding lipids and antioxidants in the quality of sperm

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Infertility

• Registration Number: RBR-4k5mtn
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-10-17
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Men aged 18-40 years; able to collect the semen by masturbation ; are prior to sexual abstinence of at least two days

Exclusion Criteria

Semen volume smaller than 1.5 ml; concentration less than 15 million sperm / mL ; motility less than 32 %

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The frozen semen with the environment cryoprotectants tested in the project has a higher number of spermatozoa with progressive motility, verified by the sperm.;The frozen semen with the environment cryoprotectants tested in the project presents fewer sperm with fragmented DNA, verified by the TUNEL test.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The membrane of the sperm frozen with cryoprotectants tested through the project has adhered lipids that come from the environment, checked by scanning electron microscopy.