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ra0001p311 | (1) | WCRB2014

Incerement of proinflammatory cytokine (IL6) and lipid peroxidation in obese infertile males may lead to more impaired seminogram compared to non-obese infertile males

Najafi Mohsen , Aarabi Mahmoud , Yousefi Azin , Nasri Soroush , Ajami Sanaz , Malini Suttur S

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....