Effects of Levetiracetam Monotherapy on Sperm Parameters and Sex Hormones: Data from Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy Patients

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases worldwide [1]. The disease has an impact on the reproductive system. Males with epilepsy have lower fertility rates, hypo-sexuality and reduced potency in the population [2,3]. Establishing a direct connection between reduced fertility and epilepsy has been difficult [4–6]. Although reduced potency and sperm abnormalities were reported in some studies, the etiology is thought to be multifactorial [10–12]. Thus, the effects of anti-epileptic drugs on sex hormones and the reproductive system are under investigation [5,7–10,13].

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