Male Accessory Glands Inflammations (MAGI) include inflammatory diseases involving seminal vescicles and the prostate. Patients suffering from them present an impaired fertility because of seminal duct obstruction and alterations of the rheologic and functional parameters of semen, induced by direct microbiological action as well as inflammatory and oxidative damage. Inflammation in seminal plasma can be detected and measured by dosing of inflammatory molecules such as SuPAR and ST2. Treatment of MAGIs include specific antibiotic therapy in addition to use of anti-inflammatory nutraceutics. Deprox HP is a nutraceutic containing GraminexTM, a compound made of pollen extracts of rye, mais and timothy. To investigate its efficacy, we evalued seminal parameters, inflammatory and oxidative molecules in seminal plasma and clinical and ultrasonographic features of male accessory glands before and after 3 months of treatment in 20 patients taking Deprox HP and 20 patients undergoing treatment with palmitoilethanolammide, bromelin and horse chestnut extract.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS
Roma, Italy
Modifications of number of spermatozoa
Modifications of the number of spermatozoa in Millions
Time frame: 6 months
Modification of sperm motility
Modification of sperm progressive motility in %
Time frame: 6 months
Modifications of number of typical forms
Modifications of number of typical forms in %
Time frame: 6 months
Modifications of seminal inflammatory parameters
Modifications of seminal inflammatory parameters ST2 and SuPAR, both expressed in ng/mL
Time frame: 6 months
Modifications of seminal oxidative parameters
Modifications of reactive oxygen species expressed in mEq
Time frame: 6 months
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