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The case report of Kordus et al (11) shows that even in severe cases of
asthenozoospermia, ICSI (12) can overcome the inability of the spermatozoa to reach the ovum and produce healthy offspring.
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showed that the expression of mitochondrial protein nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) Fe-S protein 3 (NDUFS3) was significantly decreased in the sperm of patients with
Asthenozoospermia (AS), and DJ-1 may play a role in maintaining mitochondrial function by means of the association with NDUFS3 during spermatogenesis in the testes.
Significant positive correlations were found among PHB expression, mitochondrial membrane potential, and sperm motility in normozoospermia,
asthenozoospermia, and oligoasthenozoospermia samples (6).
Thus, a possible pathogenic role in infertile men when
asthenozoospermia is the main critical problem may be cured; however, this should be proven scientifically.
(14) found a significantly lower catalase activity in patients with
asthenozoospermia, asthenoteratozoospermia, and oligoasthenoteratozoospermia than in normozoospermic males.
It is known that
asthenozoospermia (poor/dysfunctional sperm motility) is the commonest disorder in male infertility, yet there is no drug that men can currently take for it to improve the chances of conception.