BACKGROUND Herein, we describe the consensus guideline methodology, summarize the
evidence-based recommendations we provided to the World Health Organization (WHO) for …

BACKGROUND In natural conception only a few sperm cells reach the ampulla or the site of
fertilization. This population is a selected group of cells since only motile cells can pass …

STUDY QUESTION Can a tool be developed for authors, reviewers and editors of the ESHRE
Journals to improve the quality of published studies which rely on semen analysis data? …

Objective To determine the effectiveness of the in vivo administration of vitamin E as treatment
for reactive oxygen species-associated male infertility. Setting University-based center for …

This article reports the results of the most recent in a series of EHSRE workshops designed
to synthesize the current state of the field in Andrology and provide recommendations for …

Progesterone is present at micromolar concentrations in the cumulus matrix, which surrounds
mammalian oocytes. Exposure of human spermatozoa to a concentration gradient of …

Globozoospermia, characterized by round-headed spermatozoa, is a rare (< 0.1% in male
infertile patients) and severe teratozoospermia consisting primarily of spermatozoa lacking an …

There are many examples in assisted reproduction technology, where new technology and
methods have been introduced into the clinical setting without appropriate development and …

Nitric oxide (NO) enhances human sperm motility and capacitation associated with increased
protein phosphorylation. NO activates soluble guanylyl cyclase, but can also modify …

This practical, extensively illustrated handbook covers the procedures that are undertaken
in andrology and ART laboratories to analyse and assess male-factor infertility, and to …