Pentoxifylline in male-factor infertility: its therapeutic efficacy after oral administration.
Acta Europaea fertilitatis, cilt.25, sa.6, ss.351-353, 1994 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 1994
- Dergi Adı: Acta Europaea fertilitatis
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.351-353
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the oral use of pentoxifylline improves the fertilization ability, concentration and motility of spermatozoa of poor fertilizer male subject. DESIGN: Analysis of the spermiogram parameters before and after oral pentoxifylline administration. SETTING: Zeynep Kamil Women and Children's Hospital, Department of Infertility. PATIENTS: Fourteen healthy, untreated male partners of couples who applied to our infertility department and were found to have poor semen parameters. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Data of the semen analyses and fertilization rates are compared before and after treatment. RESULTS: Before the treatment, the average percentage sperm motility and density were 30.1 +/- 8 (%) and 14.8 +/- 3.2 (10(6)/ml), respectively. The same parameters were found to be 37.8 +/- 13 (%) and 19.5 +/- 10 (10(6)/ml), respectively, following the treatment. Not significant, p = 0.08 and p = 0.116, respectively). CONCLUSION: None of the semen parameters evaluated were improved by oral administration of pentoxifylline. Therefore pentoxifylline does not increase percentage motility and density of spermatozoa or the fertilization rates.