The Effect of the Sexual Abstinence Period on the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in Patients Who Planned to Take Part in Intrauterine Insemination

Gazi University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Oxidative Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: sexual abstinence

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02401997

01/2011-110

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the ideal sexual abstinence time for producing high quality sperm

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: Male

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who had made an application to Gazi University Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic for infertility and planned to have IUI (intrauterine insemination)

Exclusion criteria

• Erectile dysfunction- improper semen collection

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

sexual abstinence period group I

Active Comparator group

Description:

The subjects participated in the study are divided into three groups according to the male partners sexual abstinence period during the day of sperm preparation for intrauterine insemination. Group I male partners have sexual abstinence period of 2 days or less.

Treatment:

Behavioral: sexual abstinence

sexual abstinence period group II

Active Comparator group

Description:

The subjects participated in the study are divided into three groups according to the male partners sexual abstinence period during the day of sperm preparation for intrauterine insemination. Group II male partners have sexual abstinence period of 2 to 4 days.

Treatment:

Behavioral: sexual abstinence

sexual abstinence period group III

Active Comparator group

Description:

The subjects participated in the study are divided into three groups according to the male partners sexual abstinence period during the day of sperm preparation for intrauterine insemination. Group II male partners have sexual abstinence period of more than 4 days

Treatment:

Behavioral: sexual abstinence