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INTRODUCTION: Worldwide, male responsible infertility is on the rise. In this retrospective study, we evaluated the infertility rate of this area. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cases reported from 1989 to 1993 to the Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurved University were studied. Semen reports were also scrutinized. RESULTS: A total number of 1,17,979 cases were examined. Male infertility rate was 45%. Patients' semen report showed that they were with oligozoospermia (22%), asthenozoospermia (11%) and azoospermia (12%). DISCUSSION: The reported value (45%) for male infertility is high, which is compared and discussed with that of authors from worldwide.
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Asthenozoospermia , Azoospermia , Infertility, Male/diagnosis , Infertility, Male/epidemiology , Oligospermia , Adult , Humans , India/epidemiology , Male , Prevalence , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: In this study an attempt is made to find out the level of calcium in seminal plasma of normal and infertile patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Semen samples are collected from 34 normal men and 112 infertile patients. After semen evaluation seminal plasma was separated and calcium level was measured in it. RESULTS: Calcium level in mg% is recorded in each group as follows; in normozospermia (n34) 20.14 ± 1.25 (±SE), oligozoospermia (n26) 9.76 ± 1.17, azoospermia (n33) 14.65 ± 2.63, oligoasthenozoosperma (n28) 20.91 ± 1.94 and in asthenozoospermia (n25) 11.56 ± 1.68. Statistically highly significant reduction in calcium is seen in Oligozoospermia and asthenozoospermia. CONCLUSIONS: The probable reasons for these two conditions are discussed.
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Calcium/analysis , Infertility, Male , Semen/chemistry , Adult , Calcium/metabolism , Humans , Infertility, Male/metabolism , Male , Young AdultABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to understand the details of splits of an ejaculate and to locate the origin of release of copper into semen. METHODS: Laboratory methods routinely followed for semen analysis were carried out. Copper was estimated by employing atomic absorption spectrophotometry. RESULTS: First split of ejaculate showed the highest number of motile sperm, the quality of which decreased from first to third. Copper level in splits 1, 2 and 3 was 29, 23 and 22 µg%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This study concluded that copper was released from throughout the genital tract.
