The effect of glutathione versus co-enzyme q10 on male infertility

The effect of glutathione versus co-enzyme q10 on male infertility

Paper details Patients and method The presented prospective randomized placebo-controlled study was conducted in Saladin province of Samarra city (Iraq) between Jan 2016 to Dec 2018. The study deployed 51 infertile male subjects for the administration of oral glutathione (250mg sachets) for a tenure of 6-months. Another group of patients 50 received oral Co-enzyme q 10 (200 mg sachets) for 6 months, a third group were taken placebo (sugar sachets) for another 6 months. All patients included in this study were of normal female factor with idiopathic oligoasthenoteratospermia , patients with chronic disease like mumps, hydrocele,neoplasm , trauma from prolonged riding, hypospadias, vas deference obstruction , varicocele and genital tract infection were excluded from this study , also those who received treatment recently. Patients were from 30-40 years old . Before start of study , semen samples were taken for all three groups for baseline assessment. Another assessment was done at the end of 6 months period . All samples were given to a lap. Within 20 minutes , the interpretation was done in accordance with WHO 2010 criteria , semen morphology was done according to Krugar criteria. Informed consent was obtained from all study subjects while categorically explaining them the interventions, objectives and concerns. After taking the consent the data were collected . Results