Recurrent miscarriage and the quality of semen and sperm: a case-control study / 中华男科学杂志
National Journal of Andrology
; (12): 596-600, 2011.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-305838
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the relation between recurrent miscarriage and routine semen parameters.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We compared the semen parameters of normal healthy men with those of the spouses of recurrent miscarriage women through 1 1 age-matched case-control study.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with the healthy controls, the men of the case group showed a significantly lower mean semen volume ([1.95 +/- 1.11] ml vs [2.74 +/- 1.43] ml), sperm concentration ([48.68 +/- 20.07] x 10(6)/ml vs [59.26 +/- 25.35] x 10(6)/ml), percentage of grade b sperm ([12.07 +/- 3.34] % vs [16.18 +/- 6.74] %), fruit-sugar content ([1.73 +/- 0.64] g/L vs [2.21 +/- 0.75] g/L), acrosomal enzyme activity ([84.34 +/- 26.69] U/mg prot vs [94.20 +/- 26.35] U/mg prot), alpha-glucuronidase (alpha-GLU) content ([36.28 +/- 15.98] U/ml vs [44.45 +/- 12. 54] U/ml), and acid phosphatase (ACP) content ([68.55 +/- 35.45] U/ml vs [84.78 +/- 51. 10] U/ml) (P < 0.05), but remarkably higher percentages of head teratospermia ([47.36 +/- 4.59] % vs [46.50 +/- 6.32] %) and tail teratospermia ([7.56 +/- 2.27] % vs [7.28 +/- 3.10] %), and elastase content ([885.64 +/- 1 272.30] ng/ml vs [661.08 +/- 764.64] ng/ml) (P < 0.05). Based on the results of discriminant analysis, the semen volume, percentages of grade b sperm and combined teratospermia, and contents of fruit-sugar, alpha-GLU and ACP could be used to evaluate the semen and sperm quality of the spouses of recurrent miscarriage women.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Routine semen and sperm tests might help evaluate the seminal factors of recurrent miscarriage, but they lack specificity and need comprehensive analysis. Poorer semen quality is associated with higher incidence of recurrent miscarriage.</p>
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Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
Health problem:
Goal 9: Noncommunicable diseases and mental health
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Semen
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Sperm Count
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Sperm Motility
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Spermatozoa
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Case-Control Studies
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Abortion, Habitual
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
National Journal of Andrology
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article