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Oxidative Stress and Male Infertility

The relationship between oxidative stress and male infertility, including causes, symptoms, and potential treatments.

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Jan 26, 2026

How do sperm DNA fragmentation and oxidative stress vary by ancestry after adjusting for lifestyle and socioeconomic factors?

Available evidence ties (SDF) and seminal strongly to age, , infections, and modifiable lifestyle factors such as , and —factors that explain much of the population variation in damage . Direct, high-...

Jan 6, 2026

What lifestyle, medical and pharmacologic interventions reverse oxidative stress–related declines in male reproductive function?

Oxidative stress (OS) — an imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidant defenses — is a recognized contributor to sperm dysfunction, DNA damage and a substantial fraction of male in...