Penetration Capacity of Spermatozoa from Patients with Oligoastheno-Teratozoospermia into Bovine Cervical Mucus Before and After Therapy with Kallikrein
| Autor: | M. Eisenmenger, U. Maier |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Radioimmunoassay Andrology Endocrinology medicine Animals Humans Testosterone Sperm motility Sperm-Ovum Interactions Pregnancy Genitourinary system business.industry Oligospermia Kallikrein Penetration (firestop) Luteinizing Hormone medicine.disease Spermatozoa Mucus Cervix Mucus Sperm Motility Cattle Female Kallikreins Follicle Stimulating Hormone business Hormone |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Andrology. 33:67-70 |
| ISSN: | 0148-5016 |
| Popis: | Due to the high degree of subjectivity involved in quantifying sperm motility by light microscopy, it appeared of interest to compare the results obtained with a bovine mucus penetration test (Penetrak) to those of routine laboratory measurement before and after therapy with kallikrein (600 U/day). The study included 45 patients with oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT syndrome) in the absence of genitourinary pathology or abnormal serum hormone levels. Infertile partnership has lasted for a mean of 3.2 years. Analysis of spermiograms and the penetration test were performed before and after 3 months of treatment. Neither of these techniques revealed significant alteration after treatment, nor was there a demonstrable success during the observation period in terms of pregnancy. Judging from these results, (1) kallikrein has no effect in patients with OAT syndrome and (2) the penetration test provides no additional information on the biological quality of ejaculate. |
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