This study is the first to evaluate the effect of oral supplementation with antioxidants combined with lifestyle modification for severe male factor partner of couples undergoing ICSI.
Patients underwent a therapy of a three-month period of treatment with either oral L-carnitine only (2g daily) or oral carnitine (2g daily) combined with modifiable lifestyle factors.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
All participants were subjected to the same three-month period treatment protocol, which included 1) antioxidant treatment with L-Carnitine (2g daily); 2) frequent ejaculation every 2 days; and 3) minimizing adverse lifestyle factors.
Dar Almaraa fertility and gynacology center
Cairo, Egypt
RECRUITINGElite fertility care center
Cairo, Egypt
RECRUITINGNile badrawi Hospital
Cairo, Egypt
RECRUITINGClinical pregnancy rate
Time frame: two weeks
Implantation rate
Time frame: one month
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