levels of zinc and magnesium in seminal fluid and seminal plasma of fertile and infertile men

ABSTRACT

Zinc and magnesium levels were measured in seminal plasma and seminal fluid of infertile men classified into Normozoospermic, Severe Oligozoospermic, Azoospermic, sperm motil, and sperm hypomotile groups. Although seminal fluid zinc levels were significantly higher in control fertile subjects than total infertile subjects and also in normozoospermic subjects than those with lower spermatozoa counts, no association could be found between seminal plasma zinc and spermatozoa count or motility. On the other hand magnesium levels in both fluids were significantly higher in fertile control subjects, and also in normozoospermic subjects than in those with lower spermatozoa counts. Furthermore, seminal fluid magnesium levels in infertile men with motile spermatozoa were significantly higher than those with hypomotile spermatozoa. It is hereby concluded that seminal fluid magnesium and zinc levels, rather than seminal plasma levels, might be related to male infertility