Impact of trace elements in the seminal plasma on sperm quality in infertile men

Joint Authors

Palani, Iyad F.
al-Shattiri, Azad H. A.

Source

ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences

Publisher

Salahaddin University-Erbil Department of Scientific Publications

Publication Date

2017-08-31

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

7

Main Subjects

Chemistry

English Abstract

In the modern world about 15% couples are unable conceive due to infertility.

Male factor infertility contributes half of all infertility cases.

Poor sperm quality is the main cause in male infertility.

Recent researches focused on the chemical composition of seminal plasma to explain the causes of low sperm quality.

In the present study, semen samples from 106 infertile men [oligoasthenozoospermia OSZ ((n=38), asthenozoospermia ASZ (n=27) and normozoospermia NOZ (n=41)] and 25 fertile men were analyzed using computer-aided sperm analysis (CASA) system.

concentrations of selected trace elements viz.

Ca, Cu, Fe, Zn, Mg, Mo, Ni and Se in all the samples were determined using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy , and the associations between the concentrations of trace elements with that of sperm concentration, motility and morphology were investigated.

Results were analyzed statistically via ANOVA using Minitab statistic program version 15.

Results revealed that while Mo was significantly lower among the infertile groups when compared with that of control (P < 0.05).

Significantly low concentration of Ni was also observed in both the OSZ and NOZ groups than that of controls (P < 0.05).

Data Type

Conference Papers

Record ID

BIM-1389005

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