The Effect of the Sexual Abstinence Period on the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in Patients Who Planned to Take Part in Intrauterine Insemination

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Oxidative Stress
• Interventions: Behavioral: sexual abstinence

• Registration Number: NCT02401997
• Lead Sponsor: Gazi University

Brief Summary

To determine the ideal sexual abstinence time for producing high quality sperm

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-01
• Study First Submitted: 2015-03-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-03-27
• Study First Posted: 2015-03-30
• Primary Completion: 2015-06
• Study Completion: 2015-06
• Status Verified: 2015-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-08-05
• Last Update Posted: 2015-08-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who had made an application to Gazi University Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic for infertility and planned to have IUI (intrauterine insemination)

Exclusion Criteria

• Erectile dysfunction- improper semen collection

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
sexual abstinence period group III	sexual abstinence	The subjects participated in the study are divided into three groups according to the male partners sexual abstinence period during the day of sperm preparation for intrauterine insemination. Group II male partners have sexual abstinence period of more than 4 days
sexual abstinence period group II	sexual abstinence	The subjects participated in the study are divided into three groups according to the male partners sexual abstinence period during the day of sperm preparation for intrauterine insemination. Group II male partners have sexual abstinence period of 2 to 4 days.
sexual abstinence period group I	sexual abstinence	The subjects participated in the study are divided into three groups according to the male partners sexual abstinence period during the day of sperm preparation for intrauterine insemination. Group I male partners have sexual abstinence period of 2 days or less.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect of sexual abstinence period on oxidative stress status of seminal plasma collected for homologous artificial insemination	0-2 days vs 2-4 days vs 4-6 days	The study population is grouped according to the husbands sexual abstinence period before the time of sperm collection for homologous artificial insemination as 0-2 days vs 2-4 days vs 4-6 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gazi University Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey