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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 .
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| insulin resistance | Experimental | unexplained oligospermia and azoospermia. Blood samples will be taken for hormonal and blood lipids analysis. |
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| Fertile males | Active Comparator | Healthy Men with proven fertility. Blood samples will be taken for hormonal and blood lipids analysis |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| blood samples | Other | blood samples to test for primary and secondary outcome measures |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| serum insulin | one month |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Fasting Glucose | one month | |
| cholesterol | one month | |
| high density lipoprotein ( HDL) |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ragaa Mansour, MD,PhD | The Egyptian IVF-ET Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| The Egyptian IVF-ET center | Cairo | Egypt | 11431 | Egypt |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D007333 | Insulin Resistance |
| D009845 | Oligospermia |
| D053713 | Azoospermia |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006946 | Hyperinsulinism |
| D044882 | Glucose Metabolism Disorders |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001800 | Blood Specimen Collection |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013048 | Specimen Handling |
| D019411 | Clinical Laboratory Techniques |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
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| Blood samples | Other | IR Cholesterol HDL LDL Fasting Glucose Triglycerides |
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| one month |
| Low density lipoprotein ( LDL ) | one month |
| testosterone | one month |
| Triglycerides | One month |
| D007248 | Infertility, Male |
| D005832 | Genital Diseases, Male |
| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D007246 | Infertility |
| D052801 | Male Urogenital Diseases |
| D011677 | Punctures |
| D013514 | Surgical Procedures, Operative |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |