Review Article

Conservative Nonhormonal Options for the Treatment of Male Infertility: Antibiotics, Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, and Antioxidants

Table 2

List of all available treatments.

AntibioticsQuinolones, trimethoprim, tetracyclines, macrolides, -lactam antibiotics

NSAIDsSalicylates, profens, sulfonanilides

Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsDocosanoic acid (DHA), eicosanoid acid (EPA)

Fibrinolytic treatmentSerratiopeptidase, bromelain, escin

AntioxidantsSuperoxide dismutases, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione, N-acetyl-cysteine, vitamin A, vitamin C (ascorbic acid), vitamin E, coenzyme Q10, carnitine, myoinositol, lycopene, astaxanthin, Serenoa repens

MicronutrientsSelenium, zinc, copper