An interventional study of blood samples and Blood samples in Insulin Resistance, Oligospermia and Azoospermia, sponsored by The Egyptian IVF-ET Center. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to male participants aged 25 Years to 55 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-11-25.
Sponsored by The Egyptian IVF-ET Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic
Insulin resistance in men can be the underlying major factor in reproductive abnormalities ( chronic hypospermatogenesis ) as well as metabolic abnormalities similar to polycystic ovarian syndrome ( PCOS ) in women.
During the past decade IR has been recognized as a major contributor to the pathogenesis of chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenism and metabolic abnormalities associated with PCOS . Theoretically IR in men may result in a similar reproductive abnormalities ( chronic hypospermatogenesis ) as well as other metabolic abnormalities similar to what happens in PCOS in women .
69 studies on the registry are indexed under Azoospermia; 19 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 100 is above the median of 60 across 38 interventional studies indexed under Azoospermia.
Browse Azoospermia studies →The Egyptian IVF-ET Center is the lead sponsor of 5 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.
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Exclusion Criteria:
unexplained oligospermia and azoospermia. Blood samples will be taken for hormonal and blood lipids analysis.
Other: blood samples
Healthy Men with proven fertility. Blood samples will be taken for hormonal and blood lipids analysis
Other: Blood samples
blood samples to test for primary and secondary outcome measures
Also known as: Unexplained oligospermia and azoospermia
IR Cholesterol HDL LDL Fasting Glucose Triglycerides
Also known as: Hypospermatogenesis
serum insulin
Time frame: one month
Fasting Glucose
Time frame: one month
cholesterol
Time frame: one month
high density lipoprotein ( HDL)
Time frame: one month
Low density lipoprotein ( LDL )
Time frame: one month
testosterone
Time frame: one month
Triglycerides
Time frame: One month
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