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Published on: June 16, 2010
Biologic response of sperm and seminal plasma to transient testicular heating
Zhen-Ya Fang1, Wei Xiao2, Su-Ren Chen3
1Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province, 238 East Road of Jingshi, Jinan, Shandong 250014, China.
Abstract:
Currently, there are few male contraceptive methods that are purely based on prevention of the entry of the sperm into the female reproductive tract. An alternative approach for designing reversible male contraceptive is achieved by transient testicular heating (TTH). This treatment, through massive germ cell apoptosis, causes reversible oligospermia or azoospermia. Here, we describe as how TTH causes DNA damage, oxidative stress, apoptosis, autophagy, sperm protein expression, and alters the biochemical components of seminal plasma. Further understanding of TTH will help design safe and reversible male contraception.
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