The Effect of the Sexual Abstinence Period on the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in Patients Who Planned to Take Part in Intrauterine Insemination

To determine the ideal sexual abstinence time for producing high quality sperm

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Key information

Conditions

Oxidative Stress Behavior Sexual Abstinence Sexual Behavior

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Gazi University Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients who had made an application to Gazi University Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic for infertility and planned to have IUI (intrauterine insemination)

Exclusion criteria

Erectile dysfunction- improper semen collection

Treatment and study plan

sexual abstinence

Behavioral

The subjects participated in the study are divided into three groups according to the male partners sexual abstinence period during the day of sperm preparation for intrauterine insemination.

Primary outcomes

Effect of sexual abstinence period on oxidative stress status of seminal plasma collected for homologous artificial insemination

Time frame: 0-2 days vs 2-4 days vs 4-6 days

The study population is grouped according to the husbands sexual abstinence period before the time of sperm collection for homologous artificial insemination as 0-2 days vs 2-4 days vs 4-6 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Gazi University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Mar 30, 2015
Registry last updated: Aug 6, 2015

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