In Vitro Effect of Ananas Comosus Extract on Human Sperm

Spermicides has been used for birth control, but its chemical components are harmful for the vaginal epithelium, thus other studies have been done, given the possibility to use different extracts from plants as spermicidal agents that avoid vaginal tissue damages. The aim of this study was to evalua...

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Published in:Tecno - Lógicas (Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano) 2012-06, Vol.28, p.55-70
Main Authors: Mélany Uribe-Clavijo, Ángela M. Álvarez-Gómez, Víctor Arango, Fabian M. Cortes-Mancera, Ángela P. Cadavid-Jaramillo, Walter D. Cardona-Maya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ananas comosus
contraception
hyperactivation
Spermatozoa
spermicides
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Summary:Spermicides has been used for birth control, but its chemical components are harmful for the vaginal epithelium, thus other studies have been done, given the possibility to use different extracts from plants as spermicidal agents that avoid vaginal tissue damages. The aim of this study was to evaluate the Ananas comosus extract as spermicidal. Semen samples were incubated with pineapple extract, and motility and viability was evaluated after contact. In addition the cytotoxic effect was evaluated using MTS assay on HeLa cells. Motility (p
ISSN:0123-7799
2256-5337