2020
The effect of antioxidants on male factor infertility: the Males, Antioxidants, and Infertility (MOXI) randomized clinical trial
Steiner AZ, Hansen KR, Barnhart KT, Cedars MI, Legro RS, Diamond MP, Krawetz SA, Usadi R, Baker VL, Coward RM, Huang H, Wild R, Masson P, Smith JF, Santoro N, Eisenberg E, Zhang H, Network R. The effect of antioxidants on male factor infertility: the Males, Antioxidants, and Infertility (MOXI) randomized clinical trial. Fertility And Sterility 2020, 113: 552-560.e3. PMID: 32111479, PMCID: PMC7219515, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of treatmentMale factor infertilityFactor infertilityLive birthsSemen parametersPlacebo groupPrimary outcomeSperm concentrationPlacebo-controlled trialLive birth rateCumulative live birthDNA fragmentationFemale partnersSperm DNA fragmentation indexLycopene dailyVivo pregnancyClomiphene citrateSecondary outcomesEntire cohortAsthenospermic menFertility centerIntrauterine inseminationMonth 4Tubal patencyClinical trials
2019
Association between testosterone, semen parameters, and live birth in men with unexplained infertility in an intrauterine insemination population
Trussell JC, Coward RM, Santoro N, Stetter C, Kunselman A, Diamond MP, Hansen KR, Krawetz SA, Legro RS, Heisenleder D, Smith J, Steiner A, Wild R, Casson P, Coutifaris C, Alvero RR, Robinson RB, Christman G, Patrizio P, Zhang H, Lindgren MC, Network R. Association between testosterone, semen parameters, and live birth in men with unexplained infertility in an intrauterine insemination population. Fertility And Sterility 2019, 111: 1129-1134. PMID: 30982604, PMCID: PMC6557574, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.01.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersDown-RegulationFemaleFertilityHumansInfertility, MaleInsemination, Artificial, HomologousLive BirthMaleMulticenter Studies as TopicPregnancyPregnancy RateRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsSperm CountSperm MotilitySpermatogenesisTestosteroneTreatment OutcomeConceptsUnexplained infertilityLow TTMale partnersLive birthsSemen parametersSecondary analysisMultiple Intrauterine GestationsLive birth rateBody mass indexMulticenter clinical trialAbnormal sperm morphologyOvarian stimulationIntrauterine gestationPregnancy outcomesMass indexInfertility clinicClinical trialsMAIN OUTCOMETotal motile spermSemen analysisAbnormal spermatogenesisInfertilityLogistic regressionSperm concentrationSemen volume