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PBM Research82 studies

Photobiomodulation for Reproductive system

82 peer-reviewed studies on light therapy for reproductive system, spanning 1981 to 2020. Filtered from the full PBM database of 4,914 studies.

82

Total Studies

25

Human Studies

76

Positive Results

5

Wavelength Bands

Study Types

In vitro
35 (43%)
Human
25 (30%)
Animal
10 (12%)
Rat
7 (9%)
Mouse
3 (4%)
Review
2 (2%)

Outcomes

positive
76 (93%)
unclear
6 (7%)

Wavelength Distribution

Not specified

32 studies

Red (600-700nm)

31 studies

Near-IR (700-900nm)

12 studies

IR (900nm+)

6 studies

Blue (<500nm)

1 studies

All Studies (82)

Laser irradiation pretreatment improves endometrial preparation of frozen-thawed embryo transfer in recurrent implantation failure patients.

TsaiGynecol Endocrinol2020633nm
positiveHuman

Photobiomodulation restores spermatogenesis in the transient scrotal hyperthermia-induced mice.

HasaniLife Sci2020890nm
positiveMouse

Photobiomodulation with 810 nm Wavelengths Improves Human Sperms' Motility and Viability In Vitro.

SafianPhotobiomodul Photomed Laser Surg2020
positiveIn vitro

Effects of red-light irradiation on the function and survival of fresh and liquid-stored donkey semen

CatalánTheriogenology2020
positiveIn vitro

The effect of low intensity laser irradiation of inflamed udders on the efficacy of antibiotic treatment of clinical mastitis in dairy cows.

MalinowskiVet Ital2019
positiveAnimal

Low-level laser therapy improves pain in postcesarean section: a randomized clinical trial.

de Holanda AraujoLasers Med Sci2019660nm
positiveHuman

Effect of Low-Level Laser Therapy versus Electroacupuncture on Postnatal Scanty Milk Secretion: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

MagedAm J Perinatol2019633nm
positiveHuman

The effect of a single irradiation of low-level laser on nipple pain in breastfeeding women: a randomized controlled trial.

CamargoLasers Med Sci2019660nm
positiveHuman

Photobiomodulation can improve ovarian activity in polycystic ovary syndrome-induced rats.

AlvesJ Photochem Photobiol B2019
positiveRat

The effect of green light on the motility of mouse sperm at two different temperatures.

Ríos-RamírezPhotochem Photobiol Sci2019
positiveIn vitro

Does low-level laser therapy on degenerated ovine testes improve post-thawed sperm characteristics?

de AlmeidaLasers Med Sci2019808nm
positiveAnimal

Red-light stimulation of boar semen prior to artificial insemination improves field fertility in farms: a worldwide survey.

Blanco PrietoReprod Domest Anim2019
positiveAnimal

LED-based red light photostimulation improves short-term response of cooled boar semen exposed to thermal stress at 37°C.

PezoAndrologia2019
positiveIn vitro

The Rationale for Photobiomodulation Therapy of Vaginal Tissue for Treatment of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: An Analysis of Its Mechanism of Action, and Current Clinical Outcomes.

LanzafamePhotobiomodul Photomed Laser Surg2019
unclearHuman

Effect of Low-Level Laser Irradiation on Proliferative Activity of Wharton's Jelly Mesenchymal Stromal Cells.

VakhrushevBull Exp Biol Med2019650nm
positiveIn vitro

Photobiomodulation and gametogenic potential of human Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal cells.

BabaeeBiochem Biophys Res Commun2019625nm
positiveIn vitro

Low-Level Laser Treatment Is Ineffective for Capsular Contracture: Results of the LaTCon Randomized Controlled Trial.

AzimiPlast Reconstr Surg2018904nm
positiveHuman

Has the time come to include low-level laser photobiomodulation as an adjuvant therapy in the treatment of impaired endometrial receptivity?

El FahamLasers Med Sci2018635nm
positiveIn vitro

Efficacy and safety of combined high-dose interferon and red light therapy for the treatment of human papillomavirus and associated vaginitis and cervicitis: A prospective and randomized clinical study.

ShiMedicine (Baltimore)2018625nm
positiveHuman

Effectiveness of low level laser therapy for treating male infertility.

MoskvinBiomedicine (Taipei)2018
unclearReview

Effect of LED therapy for the treatment nipple fissures: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

CamposMedicine (Baltimore)2018
positiveAnimal

Low level laser therapy (LLLT) modulates ovarian function in mature female mice.

OubiñaProg Biophys Mol Biol2018606nm
positiveMouse

Effects of transcranial photobiomodulation with near-infrared light on sexual dysfunction.

CassanoLasers Surg Med2018823nm
positiveHuman

Effect of red light on optically trapped spermatozoa

ChowBiomed Opt Express2018633nm
positiveIn vitro

Irradiation of semen doses with LED-based red light in a photo chamber does not improve in vitro quality of thermically stressed boar spermatozoa.

LutherReprod Domest Anim2018
positiveIn vitro

Differential sensitivity of the human sperm cell to near infrared radiation.

HighlandJ Photochem Photobiol B2018
positiveIn vitro

Impact of light irradiation on preservation and function of mammalian spermatozoa

YesteAnim Reprod Sci2018
unclearReview

Photobiomodulation improved stereological parameters and sperm analysis factors in streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes mellitus.

DadrasJ Photochem Photobiol B2018890nm
positiveMouse

Blue light-emitting diode in healthy vaginal mucosa-a new therapeutic possibility.

PavieLasers Med Sci2018401nm
positiveHuman

High-intensity laser therapy versus pulsed electromagnetic field in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea.

ThabetJ Phys Ther Sci20171064nm
positiveHuman

How do red and infrared low-level lasers affect folliculogenesis cycle in rat's ovary tissue in comparison with clomiphene under in vivo condition.

NaseriLasers Med Sci2017
positiveRat

Red light improves spermatozoa motility and does not induce oxidative DNA damage.

PreeceSci Rep2017633nm
positiveIn vitro

Multimodal vaginal toning for bladder symptoms and quality of life in stress urinary incontinence.

de la TorreInt Urogynecol J2017
positiveHuman

Low-Level Laser Therapy for the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia-A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial.

Lev-SagieJ Sex Med2017
positiveHuman

Randomized controlled trial of the efficacy and safety of self-adhesive low-level light therapy in women with primary dysmenorrhea.

HongInt J Gynaecol Obstet2016610nm
positiveHuman

Low level laser therapy for breastfeeding problems.

BuckBreastfeed Rev2016
positiveHuman

Efficacy of Low-Level Laser Therapy in Relieving Nipple Pain in Breastfeeding Women: A Triple-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

CocaPain Manag Nurs2016660nm
unclearHuman

Specific LED-based red light photo-stimulation procedures improve overall sperm function and reproductive performance of boar ejaculates.

YesteSci Rep2016
positiveIn vitro

Effects of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) on bovine sperm function.

SiqueiraLasers Med Sci2016633nm
positiveIn vitro

Helium-neon laser irradiation of cryopreserved ram sperm enhances cytochrome c oxidase activity and ATP levels improving semen quality.

IaffaldanoTheriogenology2016633nm
positiveIn vitro

Low-level laser therapy to recovery testicular degeneration in rams: effects on seminal characteristics, scrotal temperature, plasma testosterone concentration, and testes histopathology.

AlvesLasers Med Sci2016808nm
positiveAnimal

Low-Level Laser Therapy: An Alternative Treatment for Capsular Contraction

JohnsonThe American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery2015904nm
positiveHuman

LLLT for Female Infertility: No Longer Just a Dream

Ohshiro TLaser Ther2015
unclearAnimal

Penile anesthesia in Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) responds to low-power laser irradiation: a case study and hypothesis about the role of transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels.

WaldingerEur J Pharmacol2015
positiveHuman

Photobiomodulation with light-emitting diodes improves sperm motility in men with asthenozoospermia.

Ban FrangezLasers Med Sci2015
positiveIn vitro

Light-emitting diode exposure enhances sperm motility in men with and without asthenospermia: preliminary results.

Salama & El-SawyArch Ital Urol Androl2015637nm
positiveIn vitro

The effect of low-level laser irradiation on sperm motility, and integrity of the plasma membrane and acrosome in cryopreserved bovine sperm.

FernandesPLoS One2015
positiveIn vitro

Low-level laser therapy attenuates LPS-induced rats mastitis by inhibiting polymorphonuclear neutrophil adhesion.

WangJ Vet Med Sci2014650nm
positiveRat

Red light is necessary to activate the reproductive axis in chickens independently of the retina of the eye.

BaxterPoult Sci2014632nm
positiveAnimal

Photobiological effect of low-level laser irradiation in bovine embryo production system.

SoaresJ Biomed Opt2014633nm
positiveIn vitro
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