Lipid Dysregulation in Seminal and Follicular Fluids could be Related with Male and Female Infertility

Abstract

There is evidence which supports the role of lipids in male and female infertility. Lipids are involved in basic molecular processes for reproduction, such as cholesterol, which is the main substrate for steroid synthesis and has been shown to affect the hormonal milieu and steroidogenesis in both men and women. However, its association with male and female infertility was still not clear. Association’s in-between lipid levels in seminal plasma with semen parameters and cholesterol levels in follicular fluid with ovarian reserve showed no clear correlation.