Method for treating and preventing male infertility
First Claim
1. A method for improving sperm health in a male individual comprising:
- administering an effective amount of a composition comprising ubiquinone, ubiquinol or a combination thereof to a male human in need thereof.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel method of treating male infertility such as, for example, idiopathic asthenospermia. In one aspect the present invention relates to the treatment or prevention of male infertility through the administration of a composition containing ubiquinone, ubiquinol or both, and optionally, a member chosen from the group consisting of a reducing agent, a solubilizer, an emulsifier, a surfactant, a triglyceride, an oil, a fat, a lipid, a phospholipid, a carbohydrate, an antioxidant, a carnitine, creatine, an herbal extract, a vitamin, a coenzyme, a mineral, an electrolyte, a pharmaceutical, a water, a carrier, an excipient, and any combination thereof.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for improving sperm health in a male individual comprising:
administering an effective amount of a composition comprising ubiquinone, ubiquinol or a combination thereof to a male human in need thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for treating or preventing male infertility in an individual comprising:
administering an effective amount of a composition comprising ubiquinone, ubiquinol or a combination thereof to a male suffering from a condition selected from the group consisting of idiopathic asthenospermia, varicocele asthenospermia, teratospermia, prostato-vesiculo-epididymitis, decreased sperm motility, reduced sperm oxidative capacity, reduced seminal plasma or seminal fluid CoQ10 levels, reduced sperm CoQ10 levels, reduced sperm phosphatidylcholine levels, reduced sperm concentration, and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for improving the oxidative capacity of sperm comprising:
administering an effective amount of a composition comprising ubiquinone, ubiquinol or a combination thereof to a male human in need thereof. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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