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Introduction Asthenozoospermia is defined as <32% progressive sperm motility in semen, and while it can be readily identified at semen analysis, the underlying causes are not known ( WHO 2010 ). A number of studies have examined
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the expansion of a line ( Behringer et al. 2014 , Taft 2017 ). In addition, sperm collection is performed to investigate sperm quality traits like sperm motility or swimming velocity. These traits can work as a proxy to estimate male fertility in
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clinical trials studying the effects of N-9 focused on the sperm structure and functions. Sperm motility determines the ability of sperm to move toward the egg through the female reproductive tract. It is considered as the most important parameter to
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(in the case of ART use), or in the female reproductive tract ( Vitku et al. 2016 ). Sperm require both motility and capacitation abilities in order to fertilize an egg. In 2015, Lukacova et al. reported decreased bovine sperm motility after in
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( Lockyear et al. 2009 ), and cryoprotectant and post-thaw culture temperatures ( Franklin et al. 2018 ), have improved survival and motility post-thaw. However, sperm motility/viability has been shown to drop precipitously during post-thaw incubation in
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activity ( Shen et al. 2019 ), and acrosome integrity ( Levitas et al. 2006 , Shen et al. 2019 ). Mayorga-Torres et al. (2015) have shown that a longer EA is associated with increases in semen volume and sperm count. Sperm motility, viability
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application of this method selects spermatozoa with better motility ( AL-Marayaty et al. 2017 ), morphology ( Heidari et al. 2018 ), and lower sperm DNA fragmentation rates compared to native sperm ( Younglai et al. 2001 , Parmegiani et al. 2010
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in a wide variety of ways, including reduced sperm number, lowered sperm motility, abnormal sperm morphology, impaired capacitation and sperm-egg recognition, lowered vitality, DNA damage, and oxidative stress ( Zini & Libman 2006 , Aitken & Roman
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countries, showing greater values from December to February and the least in June and July. These anatomical changes are associated with sperm parameter variations including greater volume, motility, velocities and viability during the rutting months ( Deen
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mechanism(s) of OS in reducing sperm quality is unknown, it is widely acknowledged that depleted intracellular ATP levels, insufficient axoneme phosphorylation and lipid peroxidation of the cell membrane manifests as poor motility and sperm dysfunction