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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

New vascular endothelial growth factor study findings recently were reported by researchers at Istanbul University, Medical Department

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 4th, 2010

According to recent research from Istanbul, Turkey, "Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors are present in both male and female reproductive Systems. In this experimental study.. the effect of different concentrations of VEGF on sperm motility and survival in vitro was investigated."

"Human spermatozoa, collected from voluntary, proven fertile donors, were incubated in sperm washing medium containing different concentrations of VEGF (5, 10, 15, 20 ng/ml) for 24 h in a university reproductive endocrinology laboratory setting. Assessment of VEGF action on sperm motion characteristics was evaluated using a computer-assisted semen analyser. Sperm...

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