Proteomics and Male Infertility

Abstract

Several plausible factors are known to be associated with a reduction of the male reproductive potential, which may be congenital or acquired. Most of the anomalies underlying male infertility include urogenital abnormalities, varicocele, genetic abnormalities, endocrine disturbances, testicular failure, immunologic problems, cancer, systemic diseases, and infections of the genital tract (Tahmasbpour et al. 2014). Additionally, an altered lifestyle and exposure to gonadotoxic factors would further influence fertility of men (Barazani et al. 2014).