Fertility Clinical Trial
— EFASPOfficial title:
Effect of Male Ejaculation Frequency on Semen Parameters
The goal of this observational study is to determine whether the frequency of ejaculation in men had an effect on semen parameters.. The main questions it aims to answer are: - question 1:Whether the frequency of ejaculation has an effect on semen parameters - question 2:Whether the penultimate abstinence period has an effect on semen parameters The participants were men who underwent semen examination in the andrology clinic of the Reproductive Center of the First Hospital of Jilin University. A brief medical history was collected from each volunteer, including demographic information, fertility history and as well as information regarding their general health.The focus of the investigation is the time of abstinence for this examination, the penultimate abstinence period, and the number of ejaculation since the last 1 month.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 1500 |
Est. completion date | November 2024 |
Est. primary completion date | November 2024 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | |
Gender | Male |
Age group | 22 Years to 45 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: 1. Normal ejaculation function, normal sexual life, masturbation can ejaculate 2. Male age between 22 and 45 years old. 3. According to World Health Organization standards, the semen examination time is within 48h to 7 days of abstinence. Exclusion Criteria: 1. The man was diagnosed with extremely severe oligospermia (sperm concentration <1 million/ml) and azoospermia. 2. Identify the factors affecting semen parameters, long-term exposure to high temperature, long-term exposure to chemicals, heavy metals, radiation and other toxic and harmful substances, orchitis/epididymitis, cryptorchidism, radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatment, and taking drugs to improve sperm within three months |
Country | Name | City | State |
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China | the first hospital of Jilin University | Changchun | Jilin |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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The First Hospital of Jilin University |
China,
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Effect of ejaculation frequency on sperm DNA fragmentation rate | The subjects abstained for 3-7 days and masturbated to collect semen for measurement of sperm DNA fragment rate. Survey the basic information of the subjects and their frequency of ejaculation in the past month.The frequency of ejaculation was divided into four groups:(1) 0-4 times/month; (2) 5-8 times/month; (3) 8-12 times/month; (4) >12 times/month. The outcome was to compare whether there were differences in semen parameters between the groups | 6 months | |
Primary | Effect of ejaculation frequency on sperm motility rate | The subjects abstained for 3-7 days and masturbated to collect semen for measurement of sperm motility rate. Survey the basic information of the subjects and their frequency of ejaculation in the past month. The frequency of ejaculation was divided into four groups:(1) 0-4 times/month; (2) 5-8 times/month; (3) 8-12 times/month; (4) >12 times/month. The outcome was to compare whether there were differences in semen parameters between the groups | 6 months | |
Primary | Effect of ejaculation frequency on total sperm count | The subjects abstained for 3-7 days and masturbated to collect semen for measurement of total sperm count. Survey the basic information of the subjects and their frequency of ejaculation in the past month. The frequency of ejaculation was divided into four groups:(1) 0-4 times/month; (2) 5-8 times/month; (3) 8-12 times/month; (4) >12 times/month. The outcome was to compare whether there were differences in semen parameters between the groups | 6 months | |
Primary | Effect of ejaculation frequency on sperm vitality rate | The subjects abstained for 3-7 days and masturbated to collect semen for measurement of sperm vitality rate. Survey the basic information of the subjects and their frequency of ejaculation in the past month. The frequency of ejaculation was divided into four groups:(1) 0-4 times/month; (2) 5-8 times/month; (3) 8-12 times/month; (4) >12 times/month. The outcome was to compare whether there were differences in semen parameters between the groups | 6 months | |
Primary | Effect of ejaculation frequency on sperm morphology | The subjects abstained for 3-7 days and masturbated to collect semen for measurement of sperm morphology. Survey the basic information of the subjects and their frequency of ejaculation in the past month. The frequency of ejaculation was divided into four groups:(1) 0-4 times/month; (2) 5-8 times/month; (3) 8-12 times/month; (4) >12 times/month. The outcome was to compare whether there were differences in semen parameters between the groups | 6 months | |
Secondary | Effect of the penultimate abstinence period on DNA fragmentation rate | The subjects abstained for 3-7 days and masturbated to collect semen for measurement of sperm morphology. Survey the basic information of the subjects and their penultimate abstinence period. The outcome was to compare whether the penultimate abstinence period had an effect on DNA fragmentation rate(the cutoff value is 15%). We plans to recruit more than 1000 subjects. | 6 months |
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