Changes of semen quality in uremia patients / 中华男科学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the changes of the semen quality in uremia patients before renal transplantation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The semen of 24 patients with uremia and 12 normal volunteers was analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The semen volume, sperm motility, survival rate, density and morphological normality percentage were (2.5 +/- 0.4) ml, (13.4 +/- 3.9)%, (25.4 +/- 5.6)%, (20.6 +/- 4.5) x 10(6)/ml and (16.8 +/- 2.1)%, respectively, significantly lower than those of the normal group (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Semen qualities were lowered significantly and spermatogenesis severely affected in patients with uremia.</p>