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Brucellosis inside creatures in Cameras: a systematic evaluation and also meta-analysis.
We showed that a daily subcutaneous injection of GnRHa for LPS following the GnRHa trigger can be successfully performed as an alternative to the standard strategy, with comparable pregnancy and live birth rates in ICSI patients.
To analyze gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist in association with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) (dual triggering) versus hCG alone (conventional triggering) for final oocyte maturation triggering in GnRH antagonist cycles in an unselected population of Brazilian women.

This prospective case-control study involved 114 patients referred to autologous in vitro fertilization treatment between February 2018 and August 2019, recruited regardless of age, infertility factor or number of cycles. The patients were randomly allocated into two groups according to oocyte maturation triggering approach group A (n = 48) - hCG only; and group B (n = 66) - hCG plus GnRH agonist. The main outcomes measured were the number of total and metaphase II (MII) oocytes retrieved.

The groups were homogenous in terms of age. There were no moderate or severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome events. There were no statistical differences concerning total or MII oocytes retrieved between the groups (p > 0.05). The MII/total oocyte rate was 70.9% in group A, and 74.5% in group B (p = 0.679). Androgen Receptor Antagonist There was no oocyte retrieved in 2/48 patients (4.16%) in group A, 1/66 (1.5%) in group B. There were no MII oocytes in 4/48 patients (8.3%) in group A, and 2/66 (3%) in group B. Age was directly correlated to the number of total and MII oocytes retrieved (p < 0.05).

Dual triggering was equivalent to conventional hCH triggering in terms of the number of total and MII oocytes retrieved in the general population. Further studies are necessary to ascertain dual triggering indication in selected groups of women.
Dual triggering was equivalent to conventional hCH triggering in terms of the number of total and MII oocytes retrieved in the general population. Further studies are necessary to ascertain dual triggering indication in selected groups of women.
This study aims at investigating the protective effects of aloe vera gel on aluminum chloride-induced testicular toxicity of adult Wistar rats.

Twenty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups (A, B, C, and D) with five animals per group. Group A serves as the control group and received distilled water (1ml/Kg). Group B received distilled water (1ml/Kg) with 100mg/kg b.wt of aluminum chloride daily. Group C received 100mg/kg b.wt of aluminum chloride with 600mg/kg b.wt of Aloe vera gel daily. Group D received 100mg/kg b.wt of aluminum chloride with 5mg/kg b.wt of vitamin C daily. The animals were fed on standard laboratory animal diet and water ad libitum. Administration was via oral cannula for four weeks. The rats were slaughtered using cervical dislocation. The testes were harvested for seminal, biochemical and histological analysis.

The results demonstrate that the administration of aloe vera gel (AVG) is capable of preventing testicular toxicity due to aluminum chloride. Aluminum chloride caused a significant change in the testes and seminal parameters of group B when compared to the control animals. The level of Nitric oxide (NO) increased and the level of Superoxide dismutase (SOD) decreased significantly in rats treated with aluminum chloride.

The administration of aloe vera gel showed a preventive response in aluminum-induced testicular toxicity of rats as evidenced by histological and biochemical analysis.
The administration of aloe vera gel showed a preventive response in aluminum-induced testicular toxicity of rats as evidenced by histological and biochemical analysis.
Busulfan is one of the most common chemotherapeutic drugs and has the ability to induce apoptosis in testicular germ cells, which leads to infertility. In this study, the effects of ozone therapy and melatonin were evaluated on testicular disorders induced by busulfan.

In this study, we divided 24 male mice into four groups control group, groups treated with busulfan, busulfan/melatonin, and busulfan/ozone. At the end of a 35-day period, blood samples were taken from the mice and their testosterone levels were measured. Both of the mice's testes were removed and weighed, afterwards, each one of them was used for evaluation of morphology by Johnson's score, as well as for measuring the diameter and thickness of seminiferous tubules. The other testis was homogenized for measuring Malondialdehyde (MDA) and antioxidant status using Catalase (CAT), Super Oxide Dismutase (SOD), and Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC) levels. Epididymis spermatozoa were also used to evaluate motility, morphology, and sperm count.

Busulfan significantly reduced the testis quality (weight, sperm parameters, testosterone, CAT, SOD, and TAC levels) and increased MDA and destruction of seminiferous tubules compared to the control group. Ozone and melatonin treatments significantly increased testis quality, sperm parameters, MDA, and antioxidant status, but they did not affect the TAC level.

This study showed that similar to melatonin, ozone can reduce the effect of busulfan toxicity on mice testis. However, further studies are needed to understand the precise mechanism of ozone function on testis.
This study showed that similar to melatonin, ozone can reduce the effect of busulfan toxicity on mice testis. However, further studies are needed to understand the precise mechanism of ozone function on testis.
The current study was aimed at correlating semen pH with motility and count to understand the significance of semen buffering system.

The semen samples were collected from men who visited the clinic with infertility problems. Determination of semen pH, sperm motility and count were done according to the WHO laboratory manual, 2010 standards. The Mann-Whitney U-test was applied for statistical significance. The Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to measure the degree of linear relationship between the semen parameters.

For all patients (n=310) the mean±SD pH was found to be 8.4±0.3, with a range from 6.9 to 9.5. There was a significant and positive correlation between total motility and pH r =0.0591 (p<0.00001); volume and pH r=0.0582 (p<0.00001); Sluggish Progressive Motility (SPM) and pH, r = 0.0529 (p<0.00001); Abstinence and pH, r=0.0016 (p<0.00001). Negative correlation was noted between pH and total count r= -0.025 (p<0.00001); Rapid Progressive Motility (RPM) and pH r = -0.
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