Possible role for cholesterol in human seminal fluid in relations to other semen parameters and fertility

Abstract EN

Background : The failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse means a big problem for some married people.

The male partner is either the sole or a contributing cause of infertility.

Cholesterol is one of the biochemical which may be attributed to sperm function.

Aim of study : The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between cholesterol levels & seminal fluid parameters.

Materials & Methods : One Hundred and twenty seminal fluid samples were collected from subfertile Iraqi patients & evaluated according to the standard seminal fluid analysis (WHO 2010) in relation to cholesterol in the semen plasma samples.

The results of these investigations were compared with those for 65 semen samples for apparently healthy individuals as a control group.

Results : This study revealed that there was a significant difference between cholesterol concentration and (P < 0.01).

Conclusions : In view of the results it could be concluded that there is an association between cholesterol and sperm motility and thereby the fertility of males