WHAT IS INOMAN®?

GLOSSARY

Amino acids:
are the smallest building blocks of proteins. They are vital for the human body and are (in addition to the nucleic acids) the basic building blocks of life. We distinguish between essential amino acids that are ingested with food and non-essential amino acids that are produced by the body itself.
Antioxidants:
Micronutrients can be described as antioxidants, which protect the body against aggressive oxidizing agents called “free radicals”.
Asthenozoospermia:
Reduction of sperm motility by > 50%. Sperm are either immobile or slow.
Azoospermia:
Absence of mature and immature sperm in the ejaculate
Ejaculate:
Semen from sperm and secretions from the prostate and seminal vesicles
Fertility:
Begins with puberty in young men and decreases with age. In women, it begins with menarche (first menstrual period) and ends with menopause. With increasing age we see a decrease sperm count and quality and number of eggs.
Hyposemia:
The volume of ejaculate is significantly reduced
Infertility:
According to WHO, a couple is considered infertile if after “A year of unprotected regular intercourse” no conception takes place.
Macro-and micronutrients :
Life requires energy and this can only be produced by combustion (oxidation). Macronutrients (carbohydrates, fats, proteins) that serve this process are included in the diet as an energy supplier or oxidizing agents. In order to allow a moderate oxidation, enzymes and excipients are required. These so-called adjuvants the organism cannot produce for itself, but must be taken with food as micronutrients. Food macronutrients that serve as fuel and micronutrients as essential auxiliaries are supplied by a healthy balanced diet. One can imagine that an imbalance in the supply of macro and micro nutrients can damage the body. If the fuels are increased and the auxiliaries decreased then the body may damage itself. These micronutrients can be described as protecting the body against aggressive oxidizing agents, also called “free radicals”.
Micronutrients:
Are vital substances in food and food supplements. Everyone needs a different requirement of micronutrients to include vitamins, amino acids, trace elements, minerals, fatty acids and phytochemicals. In order to keep the body strong and efficient and to promote healing, it needs the required daily amount of such nutrients.
Minerals:
Are inorganic vital nutrients that must be supplied to the body through diet (e.g. copper, selenium, zinc). There are lot of elements (found in large concentrations in the body) and trace elements (in small concentrations).
myo-Inositol:
Is a natural occurring substance in the human body and important for the insulin sensitising function of cells. It plays an important role in cellular shape and structure, in lipid manufacture, in the structure and function of cell membranes, and in cell growth (especially germ cells and spermatogenesis). Scientific evidence shows that dietary supplementation with myo - Inositol helps to improve sperm quality and quantity. Its role includes a specific biological activity regarding control of fat metabolism, sugars and cellular functions of the nervous system. In the case of insulin resistance or Type II diabetes, myo - Inositol helps to improve the overall clinical picture and is useful in preventing and correcting metabolic abnormalities and reproductive difficulties. 
Necrozoospermia:
All or a significant amount of sperm in the ejaculate is dead 
Normozoospermia:
Normal quality of sperm. The number of sperm is about 20 million per milliliter of ejaculate, 30% are normally shaped and 50% show good movement.
Oligozoospermia:
The number of sperm is significantly reduced (<10 Mill / ml ejaculate)
Sertoli cell-only syndrome:
Absence of spermatozoa.
Spermatogenesis:
Seed maturation. The development of the spermatogonia to sperm cell takes at least 64 days. It is hormonally controlled and is very sensitive to endogenous and exogenous influences. About 1000 sperm are produced per second that are approximately three to four million per hour. A balanced diet, nicotine and alcohol reduction, relaxation and regular physical activity has a positive effect on the sperm cell formation.
Semen analysis:
Provides information on semen quality and can shed light on male fertility. Since sperm quality may vary in the ejaculate for the diagnosis of “infertility” there should always be at least two semen analyses. The following parameters are evaluated: sperm density, motility, morphology.
Sperm:
Are mature germ cells (sperm).
Teratozoospermia:
> 40% dysmorphic, abnormal shaped sperm.
Varicocele:
Varicose veins in the testicles
Vitamins:
Are essential organic food ingredients. In the absence of supply, deficiency symptoms can occur (eg, vitamin E, folic acid). They are of particular important for the immune system and the nervous system and act as antioxidants to protect the body from free radicals.