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Rev Cuba Endoc 2016; 27 (1)

Seminal leukocytes and sperm quality in men involved in infertility study

Rodríguez PBV, Santana PF, Domínguez AE, Nurquez GB, Reyes RH

Language: Spanish
References: 47
Page: 18-28
PDF size: 132.29 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: excessive amount of leukocytes in the human semen can be related to lower sperm quality. The high incidence of leukocytes in semen from males who went to our service could be linked to deterioration of the sperm quality variables and to male infertility problems.
Objective: to determine the frequency of leukocytospermia in the semen of men who visited our infertility service and to identify the possible association between the leukocytospermia and altered quality variables of semen.
Methods: a cross-sectional and descriptive study of 136 men aged 20 to 45 years, who were performed the semen quality exam and came from the service provided to couples under infertility study in the National Institute of Endocrinology in Havana. These men had not stated any symptom of clinically active urogenital infection and no proven causes that might affect the semen quality. The semen analysis to determine the seminal variables complied with the WHO guidelines including the peroxidase technique to estimate the seminal leukocyte concentrations. The ethical aspects of research were respected whereas the Chi square test served to analyze the results; the p ‹ 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
Results: of 136 evaluated semen samples, leukocytospermia was found in 31(22.7 %). All the seminal quality indicators were lower in leukocytospermia, although the significant difference was only found in the sperm concentration (p ‹ 0.05).
Conclusions: the frequency of leukocytospermia in the studied sample is prevalent and associated to statistically significant deterioration of the sperm concentration.


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