Abstract

INFLUENCE OF SERUM ANTISPERM ANTIBODY ON THE SEMEN OF INFERTILE MEN IN Al-Hillah CITY

Ali Hussain Al-Marzoqi*, Mohammad Aboud Al-Qaraguli, Mohammad Sabry A.

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the role of serum antisperm antibody (ASA) in male infertility. Methods: one hundred and seventy five seminal fluid and serum specimens from men investigated for infertility over a period of 1 years were analyzed. Using ELISA technique to determine the accurate levels of ASA in patient’s serum. Results: In this study we collect 175 semen and serum specimens from persons with azoospermia, oligospermia and control (normospermia). This study has shown on table 1, revealed that abnormal patients (azoospermia and oligospermia) consist the largest ratio of raising ASA titer than control group 93.9% and 6.1% respectively. Also the highest value of ASA among all groups was shown in azoospermic patients among AZFc subgroup 14 cases followed by AZFa 7 cases. Conclusions: Sperm antibodies are considered to be a cause of unexplained infertility.

Keywords: normospermia, azoospermic, AZFc, AZFa.