ABSTRACT
Objective To analyze the correlation between seminal plasma α-glucosidase activity and zinc content with sperm morphology parameters in the patients with idiopathic oligozoospermia.Methods One hundred and fifty-two cases of idiopathic oligozoospermia were divided into five groups according to morphological analysis.The quality of semen and sperm morphology were analyzed by using computer assisted sperm analysis (CASA) and Diff-Quik staining.The rate method,PAN method and automatic biochemical analyzer were used to detect the seminal plasma α-glucosidase activity and zinc content.Results The seminal plasma α-glucosidase activity had statistically significant difference between 4 groups of normal sperm morphology 3%-4%,2%-3%,1%-2% and 0%-1% with normal sperm morphology ≥4% (Z=-2.199,-2.685,-2.827,-3.358,P0.05);the seminal plasma zinc content had no statistical difference among various groups (P>0.05).The seminal plasma α-glucosidase activity had a extremely significant positive correlation with percentage of normal morphology sperms (P0.05);there was no significant correlation between the zinc content in seminal plasma with the sperm morphological parameters (P>0.05).Conclusion The seminal plasma α-glucosidase activity in idiopathic oligozoospermia patients with abnormal percentage of normal sperm mophology is significantly lower than that in the patients with normal sperm morphology;seminal plasma α glucosidase activity has significantly positive correlation with the percentage of normal mophology sperms,has a negative correlation with SDI,which may be conducive to in vitro fertilization.