Edgar Villavicencio Author

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Male Reproductive Function in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

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Edgar Villavicencio

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) affects a growing number of men in reproductive age. Diabetes can impair male reproduction, though changes on the hypothalamus-pituitarytesticular axis, it may cause sexual dysfunction and defective function of the male accessory glands. However, clinical data regarding sperm parameters and other aspects of reproductive function in diabetic patients are limited.
Objective: To evaluate the characteristics and bio-functional differences of sperm in diabetic patients.
Materials and methods: observational, comparative cohort study of diabetic patients with a history of infertility or subfertility, collecting their main bio-functional sperm
parameters, hormone levels and metabolic characteristics.
Results: A sample of 90 patien... view more»

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