Reproduction Abstracts

Objectives: To analyze three exons of JHDM2A gene in obese males associated with sub/infertility and to compare with non-obese infertile and fertile males as controls in Karnataka, South India.Materials and methods: For the candidate gene analysis, 200 cases with obesity/ and infertility and 50 controls (non-obese fertile males) were selected. After 3–5 days of ejaculatory abstinence the semen samples were collected in a sterile plastic con...

Objectives: The present study measures the level of interleukin-6 (IL6) and the lipid peroxidation (LPO) marker, malondialdehyde (MDA), in the semen ofobese and non-obese infertile males vs obese and healthy fertile males and to correlate their level with the semen characteristics.Materials and methods: A total of 100 infertile participants, consisting of equal number of obese infertile and non-obese infertile males (n=50) were selectedas cases....