• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2012

The safety of human exposure to an ever-increasing number and diversity of electromagnetic field (EMF) sources both at work and at home has become a public health issue. To date, many in vivo and in vitro studies have revealed that EMF exposure can alter cellular homeostasis, endocrine function, reproductive function, and fetal development in animal systems. Reproductive parameters reported to be altered by EMF exposure include male germ cell death, the estrous cycle, reproductive endocrine hormones, reproductive organ weights, sperm motility, early embryonic development, and pregnancy success. At the cellular level, an increase in free radicals and $[Ca^{2+}]i$ may mediate the effect of EMFs and lead to cell growth inhibition, protein misfolding, and DNA breaks. The effect of EMF exposure on reproductive function differs according to frequency and wave, strength (energy), and duration of exposure. In the present review, the effects of EMFs on reproductive function are summarized according to the types of EMF, wave type, strength, and duration of exposure at cellular and organism levels.

• 대한생식의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한생식의학회 2007년도 제53차 추계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.141-141
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• 2007

• 한국한의학연구원논문집
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.91-102
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• 2006

We treated KunYangDan (KYK) in SD rats in order toexamine the protective effect against cell damage induced by diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP). KYD reduced DEHP toxicity by increasing the function of immune cell numbers weight increase of spleen.red blood cells,HB,and HCT content,sperm number and mobility,resulting in improving reproductive function by judging from the recovery of testosterone content. Interestingly the hormone change of testosterone by KYD significantly recovered the decreased its leve. Taken together,these results suggest that KYD specifically affect the reproductive function induced by DEHP,an endocrine disruptor.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.241-248
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• 2000

본 연구는 생약제재가 dioxin의 연속투여시 생식독성 완화에 미치는 영향을 구명하고저 30 $\mu\textrm{g}$/kg의 dioxin을 5일간 연속투여 후 생약제재를 3주간격일로 경구투여 했을 때 정자수, 정자활력, 정소중량 및 정소조직에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 1. Dioxin 10~20 $\mu\textrm{g}$/kg을 5일간 연속투여한 군의 정자수는 90.7$\pm$3.6~l18.5$\pm$3.6$\times$$10^{6}$$m\ell$, 30~40 $\mu\textrm{g}$/kg투여군의 정자수는 67.3$\pm$4.1~88.2$\pm$3.3$\times$$10^{6}$$m\ell$로서 대조군의 119.3$\pm$3.4~120.2$\pm$4.7$\times$$10^{6}$$m\ell$에 비해 현저히 감소된 정자수를 나타냈다(p<0.05). 2. dioxin 10~20 $\mu\textrm{g}$/kg 투여군의 정자활력은 77.0$\pm$4.7~89.5$\pm$3.6%, 30~40$\mu\textrm{g}$/kg 투여군은 66.5$\pm$3.3~79.9$\pm$3.8%로서 대조군의 93.6$\pm$3.8~94.9$\pm$3.4%에 비해 현저히 감소된 정자활력을 나타냈다(p<0.05). 3. Dioxin 30 $\mu\textrm{g}$/kg을 5일간 연속투여 후 녹차, 홍삼, 구기자, 오메 추출물을 격일로 3주간 투여했을 때 정자수는 각각 77.4$\pm$3.2~90.9$\pm$3.4$\times$$10^{6}$$m\ell$, 78.0$\pm$3.3~105.0$\pm$4.2$\times$$10^{6}$$m\ell$, 76.2$\pm$2.8 ~84.4$\pm$3.5$\times$$10^{6}$$m\ell$, 75.4$\pm$3.3~80.2$\pm$3.3$\times$$10^{6}$$m\ell$이었다. 4. Dioxin 30 $\mu\textrm{g}$/kg을 5일간 연속투여 후 녹차, 홍삼, 구기자, 오메 추출물을 격일로 3주간 투여했을 때 정자활력은 대조군의 119.3$\pm$3.4~120.2$\pm$4.7$\times$$10^{6}$$m\ell$와 93.0$\pm$3.5~96.1$\pm$3.5%에 비해 홍삼추출물 투여군에서는 회복이 현저하였고(p<0.05), 녹차는 다음이었으며, 구기자, 오메는 회복이 미미하였다. 5. Dioxin 30 $\mu\textrm{g}$/kg을 5일간 연속투여 후 녹차, 홍삼, 구기자, 오메 추출물을 각각 격일로 3주간 투석했을 때 정소중량은 대조군의 0.15$\pm$0.01~0.16$\pm$0.01g에 비해 낮은 치를 나타냈으며 홍삼추출물 투여군에서는 회복효과가 현저하였다. 6. Dioxin 30 $\mu\textrm{g}$/kg을 5일간 연속투여 후 녹차, 홍삼, 구기자, 오메를 각각 3주간 격일로 경구 투여했을 때 간, 비장 및 정소조직은 대조군에 비해 심한 손상이 관찰되었으며, 정소는 홍삼 투여군에서 많은 회복이 관찰되었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.38-43
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• 2016

Objective: The number of assisted reproductive technology (ART) clinics, ART cycles, clinical pregnancy rate (CPR), and number of newborns conceived using ART have steadily increased in South Korea. This aim of this study was to describe the status of ART in South Korea between January 1 and December 31, 2011. Methods: A localized online survey was created and sent to all available ART centers via email in 2015. Fresh embryo transfer (FET) cases were categorized depending on whether standard in vitro fertilization, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), or half-ICSI procedures were used. Thawed embryo transfer (TET) and other related procedures were surveyed. Results: Data from 36,990 ART procedures were provided by 74 clinics. Of the 30,410 cycles in which oocytes were retrieved, a complete transfer was performed in 91.0% (n=27,683). In addition, 9,197 cycles were confirmed to be clinical pregnancies in the FET cycles, representing a pregnancy rate of 30.2% per oocyte pick-up and 33.2% per ET. The most common number of embryos transferred in the FET procedures was three (38.1%), followed by two (34.7%) and one (14.3%). Of the 8,826 TET cycles, 3,137 clinical pregnancies (31.1%) were confirmed by ultrasonography. Conclusion: While the overall clinical pregnancy rate for the TET cycles performed was lower than the rate reported in 2010 (31.1% vs. 35.4%), the overall CPR for the FET cycles was higher than in 2010 (33.2% in 2011 and 32.9% in 2010). The most common number of embryos transferred in FET cycles was three, as was the case in 2010.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.300-305
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• 2020

Objective: The feasibility of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) trigger in normal responders is still a matter of debate. The aim of this study was to compare the number of mature oocytes, the number of good-quality embryos, and the live birth rate in normal responders triggered by GnRHa alone, GnRHa and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG; a dual trigger), and hCG alone. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted at the infertility clinic of a university hospital. Data from 200 normal responders who underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and intracytoplasmic sperm injection with a GnRH antagonist protocol between January 2016 and January 2017 were reviewed. The first study group consisted of patients with cycles triggered by GnRHa alone. The second study group consisted of patients with cycles triggered by both GnRHa and low-dose hCG (a dual trigger). The control group consisted of patients with cycles triggered by hCG alone. Results: The groups were comparable in terms of demographics and cycle characteristics. The numbers of total oocytes retrieved and metaphase II oocytes were similar between the groups. The total numbers of top-quality embryos were 3.2±2.9 in the GnRHa group, 4.4±3.2 in the dual-trigger group, and 2.9±2.1 in the hCG group (p=0.014). The live birth rates were 21.4%, 30.5%, and 28.2% in those groups, respectively (p=0.126). Conclusion: In normal responders, a dual-trigger approach appears superior to an hCG trigger alone with regard to the number of top-quality embryos produced. However, no clinical benefit was apparent in terms of live birth rates.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.83-93
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• 1997

Although IVF-ET is widely applied in the treatment of couples with male factor infertility, it may fail in many infertile couples with normal semen parameters, and certain couples cannot be accepted for standard IVF-ET due to unfertilization or extremely low fertilization rate of oocytes. Recently, several procedures of microassisted fertilization (MAF) using micromanipulation have been introduced, and pregnancies and births have been obtained after partial zona dissection (PZD), subzonal insertion (SUZI), and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). This clinical study was performed to develop and establish ICSI as an effective procedure of MAF in infertile couples who could not undergo standard IVF-ET repetitively because of failure in fertilization or extremely low fertilization rate of oocytes with the conventional fertilization technique in the previous IVF-ET cycles. From March, 1995 to May, 1996, 27 cycles of IVF-ET with ICSI in 19 infertile patients were included in study group, and the outcomes of ICSI were analyzed according to fertilization rate, cumulative embryo score (CES), and pregnancy rate. The number of oocytes retrieved after controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) was $10.50{\pm}6.13$ in 30 previous cycles, and $10.57{\pm}5.53$ in 27 ICSI cycles. In ICSI cycles, the number of oocytes optimal for ICSI procedure was $7.89{\pm}4.30$, and the fertilization rate of $67.9{\pm}20.2%$ could be obtained after ICSI. The number of embryos transferred was $1.43{\pm}2.40$ in previous cycles, and $4.36{\pm}1.77$ with the mean CES of $41.8{\pm}27.4$ in ICSI cycles. In ICSI cycles, the overall pregnancy rate was 29.6% (8/27) per cycle and 42.1% (8/19) per patient with the clinical pregnancy rate of 22.2% (6/27) per cycle and 31.6% (6/19) per patient. In conclusion, MAF of human oocytes with ICSI is a promising fertilization method for IVF-ET patients, especially with the past history of failure in fertilization or low fertilization rate of oocytes in the previous IVF-ET cycles, and ICSI using micromanipulation procedures applied to human oocytes will provide a range of novel techniques which may dramatically improve the pregnancy rate in IVF-ET program and contribute much to effective management of infertile couples.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2003

본 연구는 초임전 임신항원인자로 정소상체제거 및 정관절제 수퇘지를 종부하거나 무정자 정액을 사용하였을 때 미경산돈의 번식향상 효과를 조사하기 위하여 수행하였다. 임신항원인자의 주입에 따른 번식성적을 조사하기 위하여 7∼8개월령의 교잡종 미경산돈을 160두 공시하였다. 시험돈은 4개의 시험군으로 나누었으며, 처리는 A처리구는 정소상체제거 교배, B처리구는 무정자 정액, C 처리구는 정관절제 교배, D처리구는 무처리하여 각구당 40두를 배 치 하여 완전임의배치법으로 하였다. 미경산돈의 초임시 총산자수는 A, B, C 및 D 처리구가 각각 10.05, 10.44, 11.63 및 9.97두로 가장 많은 처리구는 정관절제교배구인 C처리구였다(P<0.05). 비경산돈의 생존산자수는 총산자수와 유사하였다. 특히 C처리구는 10.70두로 9.12 및 9.11 두인 A군과 무처리보다 많았다(P<0.05). 반면 정관절제군과 무정자 처리구간에는 총산자수 및 생존산자수에서 차이가 없었다. 한편 미경돈의 혈중 progesterone 농도는 교배후 6일에서 C처리구가 다른 처리구보다 유의성 있게 높았다. 그러나 8일 이후에는 다른 처 리구보나 낮았다. 한편 혈중 cortisol농도는 처리간에 통계적인 유의성이 없었다. 이상의 시험결과를 볼 때 임신전 정관절제 수퇘지나 무정자정액을 항원으로 주입으로 미경산돈의 산자수 증가에 의한 번식효율을 증진을 확인할 수 있었다. 미경산돈의 산자수 증가를 위한 항원으로 정관절제 수퇘지나 무정자정액을 자궁에 주입하는 방법이 효과가 있다고 할 수 있다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.1566-1577
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• 2010

Nandrolone, 19-nortestosterone, is a synthetic androgenic-anabolic steroid promoting muscle growth. Nandrolone is also present in pig meat and sera at non-negligible levels. A number of scientific reports have suggested a positive relationship between incidence of infertility and increased meat consumption in humans. The present study was designed to determine out the effect of feeding nandrolone on the testis of the male reproductive tract. Mixtures of food and nandrolone at different concentrations (0.005 ppm and 0.5 ppm) were supplied to pubertal male rats for 6 weeks. Body weight was recorded every week during the entire experimental period. At the end of the treatment, the testis, epididymis, and epididymal fat were collected and weighted. Sperm numbers in the caudal epididymis were counted. Differential gene or protein expression of steroidogenic enzymes in the testes among experimental groups was determined by semi-quantitative real-time PCR or western blotting analysis, respectively. Histological changes of the testis induced by nandrolone treatment were examined by hematoxylin and eosin staining. Immunohistochemical analysis was employed to detect changes in the localization of steroidogenic enzymes in the testes among experimental animals. There were no significant changes on body, testis, epididymis, and epididymal fat weights among experimental groups. A significant increase of caudal sperm number was found in the 0.5 ppm nandrolone-treated group. Histological examination of the testes noted a high frequency of germ cell sloughing in seminiferous tubules of 0.5 ppm nandrolone-treated rats. Even though transcript levels of $3{\beta}$-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD) I, $17{\beta}$-HSD4, and $17{\alpha}$-hydroxylase were influenced by nandrolone treatments, protein levels of all molecules examined in the present study were not significantly affected. Immunohistochemical analysis showed no visible changes in the localization of steroidogenic enzymes in the testes among experimental groups. The current study showed that oral intake of nandrolone in male rats for 6 weeks did not cause significant damage to the testis. It is considered that a feeding effect of nandrolone on male fertility would not be remarkable.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.29-32
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• 2009

Prostaglandin $F_2{\alpha}$ ($PGF_2{\alpha}$) can facilitate release of epinephrine from the adrenal gland. The objective was to extend these findings and determine the effects of $PGF_2{\alpha}$ on sexual activity and semen collection training in sexually inexperienced boars. Boars (n=32; $281{\pm}18$ days of age) were moved individually once weekly to a semen collection room equipped with an artificial sow. Before entering the semen collection room, boar received i.m. treatments of $PGF_2{\alpha}$ at doses of 5 (n=8), 10 (n=8), or 20 (n=8), and control boar (n=8) were not treated. Reaction time (elapsed time after entering collection pen until the start of mounting) for boars receiving 5mg ($3.3{\pm}0.9\;min$), 10mg ($3.3{\pm}0.8\;min$) $PGF_2{\alpha}$ was shorter (p<0.05) than for controls ($6.7{\pm}0.9min$). Duration of ejaculation (min) per session was longer (p<0.05) for $PGF_2{\alpha}$ (10 mg, 20 mg)-treated boars ($7.3{\pm}0.7\;min$, $6.9{\pm}0.7\;min$), compared to control ($3.4{\pm}0.8\;min$). The number of training session per boars was less (p=0.056) for $PGF_2{\alpha}$ 10mg-treated boars ($1.0{\pm}0.4$), compared to control ($2.0{\pm}0.4$). Semen characteristic such as volume, concentration, the number of total ejaculated sperm, were similar for $PGF_2{\alpha}$-treated and controls. There was no apparent difference on sperm movement characteristics (Mot: motility, VCL : curve linear velocity, VSL : straight line velocity, VAP : average path velocity, LIN : linearity) after semen preservation by collected with or without $PGF_2{\alpha}$ treatment. In summary, administration of $PGF_2{\alpha}$ in boars increased the sexual activity and facilitated the training boars to mount an artificial sow for semen collection, but did not affect semen characteristic.