Oxidative Stress in Human Reproduction

Dr. Agarwal is the Director of the Andrology Center and Reproductive Tissue Bank and the Director of Research at the American Center for Reproductive Medicine since 1993. He holds these positions at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, where he is a Professor at the Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. He has over 550 scientific papers and reviews in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Ashok has an h index of 78 on Scopus. He is currently an editor of 32 medical textbooks/manuals related to male infertility, ART, fertility preservation, DNA damage, and antioxidants. His current research interests include studies on molecular markers of oxidative stress, DNA integrity, and apoptosis in the pathophysiology of male and female reproduction.

• Overview and Sources of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in the Reproductive System.- Methods to Measure ROS and Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC) in the Reproductive System.- Physiological Roles of ROS in the Reproductive System.- Negative Effects of Oxidative Stress in the Reproductive System at the Cellular Level.- Extrinsic Factors Inducing Oxidative Stress in the Male and Female Reproductive Systems.- Pathological Roles of OS in Diseases Related to the Female Reproductive System.- Therapeutic Role of Antioxidants (AOX) in the Treatment of Infertility.- Compendium of Oxidative Stress Studies Published by the Cleveland Clinic (1993-2016).- References.