Seminal Fluid's Changes Over 20 Years

Istituto Clinico Humanitas24,395 enrolled

Overview

This is a cohort study including all the first seminal exams performed at the Fertility Center, Humanitas Research Hospital (Rozzano, Milan) between January 1998 and December 2018.

The objective of this study is to evaluate retrospectively different changes of TPMSC during last 20 years in male population who underwent a seminal exam in our Center

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

24,395

Conditions

Oligospermia

Interventions

sperm countDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

total progressive sperm motile count

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * male over 18 years old Exclusion Criteria: * error in birth or exam date or age under 18, * abstinence days \< 3 or \> 6, volume missing o \> 10 ml, * spermatozoa number/ ml missing o \>220 x106, * normal forms missing, * progressive motility missing

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mesaurement of changes of sperm count over time

The objective of this study is to evaluate retrospectively different changes of TPMSC during last 20 years in male population who underwent a seminal exam in a tertial fertility care center, regardless of infertility diagnosis.

Time frame: 20 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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