Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 30, 2024
Male
infertility
affects
10–15%
of
couples
globally,
with
azoospermia
—
complete
absence
sperm
accounting
for
15%
cases.
Traditional
diagnostic
methods
are
subjective
and
variable.
This
study
presents
a
novel,
noninvasive,
accurate
method
using
surface-enhanced
Raman
spectroscopy
(SERS)
combined
machine
learning
to
analyze
seminal
plasma
exosomes.
Semen
samples
from
healthy
controls
([Formula:
see
text])
azoospermic
patients
were
collected,
their
exosomal
SERS
spectra
obtained.
Machine
algorithms
employed
distinguish
between
the
profiles
samples,
achieving
an
impressive
sensitivity
99.61%
specificity
99.58%,
thereby
highlighting
significant
spectral
differences.
integrated
approach
offers
sensitive,
label-free,
objective
tool
early
detection
monitoring
azoospermia,
potentially
enhancing
clinical
outcomes
patient
management.
The
prostate
gland
is
an
accessory
sex
organ
found
in
male
goats
and
other
mammals.
essential
reproductive
goats,
playing
a
vital
role
semen
production
fertility.
However,
like
all
living
organisms,
are
susceptible
to
various
diseases
that
can
affect
the
compromise
their
health.
Some
of
affecting
include
prostatitis,
benign
prostatic
hyperplasia
(BPH),
abscess,
cancer.
Prostate
pathology
could
result
decreased
reproduction
sperm
cell
health
as
it
impair
capitation
fertilization
potential.
Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 30, 2024
Male
infertility
affects
10–15%
of
couples
globally,
with
azoospermia
—
complete
absence
sperm
accounting
for
15%
cases.
Traditional
diagnostic
methods
are
subjective
and
variable.
This
study
presents
a
novel,
noninvasive,
accurate
method
using
surface-enhanced
Raman
spectroscopy
(SERS)
combined
machine
learning
to
analyze
seminal
plasma
exosomes.
Semen
samples
from
healthy
controls
([Formula:
see
text])
azoospermic
patients
were
collected,
their
exosomal
SERS
spectra
obtained.
Machine
algorithms
employed
distinguish
between
the
profiles
samples,
achieving
an
impressive
sensitivity
99.61%
specificity
99.58%,
thereby
highlighting
significant
spectral
differences.
integrated
approach
offers
sensitive,
label-free,
objective
tool
early
detection
monitoring
azoospermia,
potentially
enhancing
clinical
outcomes
patient
management.