VOLUME 8 , ISSUE 2 ( May-August, 2017 ) > List of Articles
Ahmed T Alahmar
Citation Information : Alahmar AT. Effect of Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Zinc, Selenium, and Coenzyme Q10 in Infertile Men with Idiopathic Oligoasthenozoospermia. Int J Infertil Fetal Med 2017; 8 (2):45-49.
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10016-1147
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Published Online: 01-08-2013
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2017; The Author(s).
Accumulating evidence suggests that oxidative stress plays an important role in the development of male infertility and recently antioxidants have been tried to treat men with idiopathic infertility. To assess the effect of treatment with vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc, selenium, and coenzyme Q10 on seminal fluid parameters in infertile men with idiopathic oligoasthenozoospermia. A prospective randomized trial was conducted on 32 infertile men with idiopathic oligoasthenozoospmia who received a daily supplement of one caplet containing vitamin C (90 mg/day), vitamin E (15 mg/day), coenzyme Q10 (4 mg/day), selenium (30 µg/day), and zinc (5 mg/day) for 3 months. Semen analysis was performed at baseline and 3 months after treatment using World Health Organization (WHO) 2010 guidelines. Significant improvement in sperm concentration was observed after combination therapy (9.13 ± 4.29 The combination of vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc, selenium, and coenzyme Q10 can significantly improve sperm concentration and motility in infertile men with idiopathic oligoasthenozoospermia, which could be attributed to their synergistic antioxidant action. Alahmar AT. Effect of Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Zinc, Selenium, and Coenzyme Q10 in Infertile Men with Idiopathic Oligoasthenozoospermia. Int J Infertil Fetal Med 2017;8(2):45-49.