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Objective: Anti-Mullerian hormone [AMH] is a glycoprotein of the transforming growth factor beta-superfamily, is produced by Sertoli cells and have been proposed as direct marker of their function and indirect marker of spermatogenesis.The aim of this study is to demonstrate that serum and seminal AMH as non-invasive marker of spermatogenesis in infertile men and to find the relationship between seminal AMH, FSH, LH, prolactin and testosterone
Setting: Al-Batool Teaching Hospital and Al-Duaa clinical lab
Design: prospective study
Participants and Methods: The study was conducted on seventy male subjects aged less than fifty years for the period from Sept2012-Feb2013. Infertile men were classified into azoospermics [n=20], oligospermics [n=20], and fertile men as controls [n=30]. Serum concentrations of FSH, LH, prolactin and testosterone were measured using ELISA. Serum AMH and AMH in seminal plasma concentrations were measured using AMH/MIS enzyme immunoassay sorbant kit
Results: Infertile men had lower seminal and serum AMH levels and was statistically significant. There was a significant negative correlation between seminal AMH and FSH in azoospermic men while no significant correlation was found with LH, prolactin and testosterone. Concerning oligospermic men, a significant positive correlation was found between seminal AMH and testosterone while no significant correlation was found with FSH, LH and prolactin
Conclusion: the present study found that AMH in seminal plasma can be used as indirect marker of infertility in men
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To measure the validity of ultrasound [U/S] plus urinary system radiological examinations [KUB] in detecting urinary stones in patients with renal colic. Design: Case series descriptive study. Setting: The study was conducted in Al-Zahrawi Teaching Hospital and Al-Rahma Private Hospital, Mosul, during the period from June 1996 to June 1997. Participants: One hundred, fifty-five patients [97 males, 58 females aged 5-55 years] with renal colic who attended the two mentioned hospitals, formed the group of cases. Main outcome measures: KUB and U/S examinations were done for all cases. Intravenous Urography was performed for 35 cases only. Urinary stones were detected in 130 patients using U/S and KUB. U/S detected the stones In 122 of them. The sensitivity of U/S alone in detecting urinary stone is [94%], a value that is improved significantly when U/S was combined with KUB examination [100%]. U/S correctly diagnosed all 116 patients with hydronephrosis plus stone. U/S with KUB can replace IVU in detecting urinary stone in patients with renal colic. Their combination rarely misses a urinary stone