A lack of oxygen in the testes, or testis hypoxia, caused by chronic medical conditions -- such as sleep apnoea or varicocele -- can be a sustained threat to reproductive health, lead author, Tessa ...
Medical conditions that deprive the testes of oxygen, such as sleep apnoea, may be contributing to the decline in male fertility observed over the past 50 years.
Dihydromyricetin (Dih), a naturally occurring flavonoid, has been identified to exert a protective effect against ischemia/reperfusion injury. However, the detailed mechanisms remain unclear. Here we ...