Reproductive Functions in Male Patients with Epilepsy

“Bane or Boon” for Male Epileptics: Effects of Anti-Seizure Medications (ASMs) on Semen Characteristics

“…Çubuk C. in their article quoted many clinical studies which reported that hyposexuality and decreased potency are observed in up to 71% of males with epilepsy. [ 2 ] There are various proposed hypotheses by which the semen parameters get altered in males with epilepsy. The exact pathophysiological process is yet to be discovered; however, there are various proposed mechanisms which ultimate culminate into altered semen characteristics and subsequently affect the fertility in male patients.…”