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- Title
NAC improves sperm parameters.
- Authors
McLean, Wendy
- Abstract
The article focuses on the study of N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) which improves sperm parameters. Topics discussed include Male factor infertility contributes to nearly 50% of infertility cases, and oxidative stress is considered a significant factor in up to 80% of infertile males; and Increased pathological reactive oxygen species (ROS) production results in lipid peroxidation of male spermatozoa, reduces the quality of semen and damages sperm DNA.
- Subjects
ACETYLCYSTEINE; TREATMENT effectiveness; INFERTILITY; OXIDATIVE stress; SPERMATOZOA; REACTIVE oxygen species; PHARMACODYNAMICS
- Publication
Australian Journal of Herbal & Naturopathic Medicine, 2021, Vol 33, Issue 1, p31
- ISSN
2209-119X
- Publication type
Article