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Antioxidant pretreatment for male partner before ART for male factor subfertility: a randomized controlled trial.

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC7668397 | biostudies-literature | 2020

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Antioxidant pretreatment for male partner before ART for male factor subfertility: a randomized controlled trial.

Joseph Treasa T Mascarenhas Mariano M Karuppusami Reka R Karthikeyan Muthukumar M Kunjummen Aleyamma T AT Kamath Mohan S MS

Human reproduction open 20201116 4

<h4>Study question</h4>Does oral antioxidant pretreatment for the male partner improve clinical pregnancy rate in couples undergoing ART for male factor subfertility?<h4>Summary answer</h4>There was no significant difference in clinical pregnancy rate following oral antioxidant pretreatment for male partner in couples undergoing ART for male factor subfertility compared to no pretreatment.<h4>What is known already</h4>Damage to sperm mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS) contributes signific ...[more]

PMID: 33225077

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