Examining the effects of a multicomponent oral antioxidant therapy on semen parameters and seminal oxidative stress in males with idiopathic infertility

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1 Dermatology department , Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Egypt

2 Andrology, Sexology and STDs department, Faculty of Medicine, cairo University, Egypt

3 Andrology, Sexology and STDs department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Egypt

Abstract

The aim of this study to assess the efficacy of a ten constituent oral antioxidant formula, on various semen parameters and seminal oxidative stress in males with idiopathic infertility. Single center, prospective, comparison the efficacy of a multicomponent oral antioxidant drug and a matching placebo, Thirty infertile males were included and subjected to detailed history taking, complete general and genital examination, conventional semen analysis, seminal oxidative stress assay by the MiOXSYS system and finally receiving an oral antioxidant for one month followed by one month washout period, then a seemingly identical placebo was given.

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