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Non-thermal plasma(Dielectric barrier discharge) has many uses including living tissue sterilization, inactivation of the bacteria, excimer formation, angiogenesis, and surface treatment. This research aim is to use cold plasma as a tool to search the effect of the dielectric barrier discharge system at room temperature on human sperm motility and DNA integrity. This work was performed on 60 human semen samples suffering from low motility; each sample was prepared by centrifugation method, then each semen sample was divided into two sections, the first section is before significant exposure to the plasma system (DBD) and the second section is after treatment with the DBD system at ambient temperature. Before and after exposure to non-thermal Plasma (DBD), DNA integrity and sperm motility were assessed, patients suffered from asthenospermia has a high level of DNA fragmentation than fertile male, ( 24.16±4.14) p<0.001 for untreated and after treatment the semen slide with dielectric barrier discharge the percentage decreases to (9.16±1.76) p>0.006, and the comet slide was (35.44±4.15) then the percentage decline to (19.86 ±2.44) these results have shown that cold plasma improves sperm motility and decreases from DNA damage in patients with medium and high level of DNA damage.

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- 1: Deciphering the Nexus Between Oxidative Stress and Spermatogenesis: A Compendious Overview -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Oxidative Stress and Male Infertility -- 1.3 Biochemistry of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) -- 1.4 Influence of ROS on Spermatogenesis -- 1.4.1 Lipid Peroxidation -- 1.4.1.1 Lipid Peroxidation -- 1.4.1.2 Strategies for Prevention of Lipid Peroxidation -- 1.4.2 Sperm DNA Fragmentation -- 1.4.2.1 Prevention of Sperm DNA Fragmentation -- 1.4.3 Effect on Sperm Motility -- 1.4.4 Apoptosis -- 1.4.5 Capacitation and Hyperactivation -- 1.5 Idiopathic Male Infertility: A Case Study -- 1.6 Abnormalities That Arise Due to Idiopathic Male Infertility -- 1.7 Peculiarities Among Global Populations -- 1.8 Diagnosis and Treatment -- 1.9 Conclusions -- References -- 2: The Role of Environmental Toxicant-Induced Oxidative Stress in Male Infertility -- 2.1 Introduction to Male Infertility -- 2.2 Environmental Risk Factors and Male Infertility -- 2.3 Pesticides Exposure and Risk of Male Infertility -- 2.3.1 Organophosphate Pesticides (OPs) -- 2.3.2 Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) -- 2.3.3 Bisphenol A (BPA) -- 2.4 Phthalates: Steroidogenesis and Spermatogenesis -- 2.4.1 Dioxins -- 2.4.2 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) -- 2.4.3 Heavy Metals and Male Infertility -- 2.5 Metabolism of Environmental Pollutants -- 2.6 Environmental Toxicant-Induced Oxidative Stress -- 2.7 Formation of Free Radicals -- 2.8 Sources of ROS -- 2.9 Oxidative Damage to Sperm DNA -- 2.10 Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) and Male Infertility -- 2.11 Conclusion -- References -- 3: Effect of Environmental Stressors, Xenobiotics, and Oxidative Stress on Male Reproductive and Sexual Health -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Methods -- 3.3 Environmentally Linked DNA Methylation.

Esmée Sinéad Hanna and Brendan Gough examine men's experiences of fertility and lifestyle practices, exploring personal experiences of the role of lifestyle in the quest for conception as well as the broader promotion of 'lifestyle' within both clinical and online material as a key aspect for 'improving' male fertility.

'If you read this book you will discover what to expect if you learn that you cannot have babies the easy way. You will also be helped to face what is often the hardest decision for couples struggling to make babies with medical help: how and when to stop trying. Few books on infertility will have so much impact because few authors have Caroline and Bruce's courage to allow the emotional pain of infertility to transform them and their relationship. Much more than an infertility survival guide, Making Babies the Hard Way tracks a journey which starts and ends with love. It is at once a witness

AbstractThis paper explores how organizations within the fertility treatment sector in the UK discursively construct (cis) male infertility and whether, in so doing, they reinforce or reproduce prevailing institutionalized discourses and practices of masculinity. We seek to address the gender disparity in contemporary understandings of reproductive health in Organization Studies (OS) where women's experience of infertility and its impact is well researched, but only occasionally does this extend to issues of male infertility. Specifically, we build on existing literature in the social sciences and OS on male infertility and expand it by investigating the organizations that treat fertility issues. We examine and discuss how they may inadvertently contribute to this neglect, by reflecting and reproducing the masculine norms that surround male infertility. We employ a thematic analysis to examine texts produced by organizations involved in the fertility sector and find that male infertility is discussed and presented through three intersecting lenses: (a) a hegemonic masculinization of infertility; (b) male infertility as an othering experience; and (c) disembodied masculinity. We highlight how these gendered organizational narratives (re)produce prevailing norms and practices of masculinity, and how an organizational shift within the sector needs to take place if substantial changes toward more caring, relational, and collective approaches to gender and reproductive health are to be achieved.

AbstractAlthough recent research has highlighted the distressing impact of infertility for men, fertility issues are still routinely seen as a 'women's issue' – even when male factor infertility is highlighted. This article reports findings from a qualitative questionnaire study focusing on a sample of men with a male factor infertility diagnosis; an under‐researched and marginalised group in the context of reproductive medicine. Our analysis suggests that male factor infertility is viewed by men as a failure of masculinity, as stigmatising and silencing, and as an isolating and traumatic experience. It is also clear that these themes are shaped by wider societal discourses which present men as (unproblematically) fertile, uninvested in parenthood and stoic in their approach to emotional distress. Such norms also ensure that reproduction continues to be presented as a 'women's issue' which burdens women and marginalises men. In understanding male factor infertility experiences, the damaging nature of the social construction of male fertility is then more clearly illuminated.

This article provides empirical data on the dynamics of marital bargaining in the use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in male infertility and the extent of the woman's agency in trying to resolve the situation, using interview data from nine married couples and three additional wives. Although there were too few cases for demographic variation among the categories, the research did indicate that choice and altruism entailed dynamics distinguishable from patriarchal bargains, and, if there was subtle coercion, it was exerted in ways quite different from that experienced by the wives who felt openly pressured.