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Treating Woman with Myo-Inositol Vaginal Suppositories Improves Partner’s Sperm Motility and Fertility
Joint Authors
Montanino Oliva, Mario
Poverini, Roberta
Lisi, Rosella
Carra, Maria Cristina
Lisi, Franco
Source
International Journal of Endocrinology
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-06-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Motility is the feature that allows spermatozoa to actively reach and penetrate the female gamete during fertilization.
When this function is altered, and especially decreased, troubles in conceiving may occur.
In this study, we demonstrated that treating fertile women with myo-inositol (MI) vaginal suppositories ameliorated their partners’ sperm motility and also positively affected their conceiving capacity, without changes in cervical mucus structural and biochemical characteristics.
Indeed, by means of the postcoital test on female cervical mucus, a significant improvement especially in progressive sperm motility was recorded after MI suppository use.
Concomitantly, after MI treatment, a reduction of immotile spermatozoa percentage was observed.
Importantly, MI vaginal supplementation positively correlated with a pregnancy for 5 of the 50 couples enrolled in the study, leading us to speculate that this substance may substantially contribute to create in the cervical mucus an ideal milieu that makes spermatozoa more motile and functionally able to fertilize.
Even though the detailed mechanism is still unclear, these results should encourage MI vaginal use for the clinical improvement of male infertility, through their partners.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Montanino Oliva, Mario& Poverini, Roberta& Lisi, Rosella& Carra, Maria Cristina& Lisi, Franco. 2016. Treating Woman with Myo-Inositol Vaginal Suppositories Improves Partner’s Sperm Motility and Fertility. International Journal of Endocrinology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1105978
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Montanino Oliva, Mario…[et al.]. Treating Woman with Myo-Inositol Vaginal Suppositories Improves Partner’s Sperm Motility and Fertility. International Journal of Endocrinology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1105978
American Medical Association (AMA)
Montanino Oliva, Mario& Poverini, Roberta& Lisi, Rosella& Carra, Maria Cristina& Lisi, Franco. Treating Woman with Myo-Inositol Vaginal Suppositories Improves Partner’s Sperm Motility and Fertility. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1105978
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1105978