A personalized approach to antioxidant therapy for treatment of men in infertile couples

Igor A. Korneyev

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Abstract

The article reviews current opinion on lifestyle, environmental and general health factors that trigger pathogenetic mechanisms of oxidative stress, leading to spermatozoa damage and a decrease of men reproductive function. The possibility of personalized male infertility restoring by using drugs that neutralize the damaging effect of reactive oxygen species, including the complex of vitamins and microelements Selzinc Plus, containing zinc, selenium, vitamins C, E and beta-carotine is discussed.

Key words: male infertility, oxidative stress, antioxidant therapy.

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