The use of vaginal lubricants and ultrasound gels can have deleterious effects on sperm function

• Main Authors: Maria Jose Soriano (Author), Inmaculada Molina Botella (Author), Sara Sadeghi (Author), Andrea Palomar Rios (Author), Sebastia Balasch (Author), Saturnino Lujan (Author), Nuria Pellicer (Author), Jose Maria Rubio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Some vaginal lubricants and ultrasound gels are known to be detrimental to sperm function and therefore could negatively affect fertility. Aims: The aim of the current study was to develop a sperm motility index (SMI) to test the sperm toxicity of ultrasound gels and vaginal lubricants used...