Relationship between seminal plasma trace elements concentration and sprem function in male infertility

Six kinds of trace elements were analyzed in the seminal plasma of 10 fertile and 30 infertile men by means of atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Some biochemical markers of accessory sex glands [fructose, alpha-glucosidase and citric acid] and induced acrosome reaction as a functional test of spermatozoa were also assessed. It was concluded that measurement of the seminal plasma trace elements concentration may provide some information in cases of infertility. Also, trace elements may have a beneficial role to predict the acrosome reactivity and the functional status of spermatozoa