There has been a growing interest over the past few years in the impact of male nutrition on fertility. Infertility has been linked to male overweight or obesity, and conventional semen parameter values seem to be alt...There has been a growing interest over the past few years in the impact of male nutrition on fertility. Infertility has been linked to male overweight or obesity, and conventional semen parameter values seem to be altered in case of high body mass index (BMI). A few studies assessing the impact of BMI on sperm DNA integrity have been published, but they did not lead to a strong consensus. Our objective was to explore further the relationship between sperm DNA integrity and BMI, through a 3-year multicentre study. Three hundred and thirty male partners in subfertile couples were included. Using the terminal uridine nick-end labelling (TUNEL) assay, we observed an increased rate of sDerm DNA damage in obese men (odds ratio (95% confidence interval): 2.5 (1.2-5.1)).展开更多
Dear Editor, Allogeneic or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) allows many patients with hematological malignancies to obtain prolonged survival and often disease cure. Autologous HSCT is part...Dear Editor, Allogeneic or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) allows many patients with hematological malignancies to obtain prolonged survival and often disease cure. Autologous HSCT is particularly effective in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), a subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) after relapse with conventional treatment. However, iatrogenic endocrine disturbances and reproductive failure are frequently-encountered late effects, which have a major impact on the quality oflife.l Conditioning regimens with total body irradiation (TBI) and intensive chemotherapy before autologons or allogeneic HSCT are known to cause permanent infertility, a risk that can be prevented by sperm banking.2展开更多
文摘There has been a growing interest over the past few years in the impact of male nutrition on fertility. Infertility has been linked to male overweight or obesity, and conventional semen parameter values seem to be altered in case of high body mass index (BMI). A few studies assessing the impact of BMI on sperm DNA integrity have been published, but they did not lead to a strong consensus. Our objective was to explore further the relationship between sperm DNA integrity and BMI, through a 3-year multicentre study. Three hundred and thirty male partners in subfertile couples were included. Using the terminal uridine nick-end labelling (TUNEL) assay, we observed an increased rate of sDerm DNA damage in obese men (odds ratio (95% confidence interval): 2.5 (1.2-5.1)).
文摘Dear Editor, Allogeneic or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) allows many patients with hematological malignancies to obtain prolonged survival and often disease cure. Autologous HSCT is particularly effective in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), a subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) after relapse with conventional treatment. However, iatrogenic endocrine disturbances and reproductive failure are frequently-encountered late effects, which have a major impact on the quality oflife.l Conditioning regimens with total body irradiation (TBI) and intensive chemotherapy before autologons or allogeneic HSCT are known to cause permanent infertility, a risk that can be prevented by sperm banking.2