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JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY
Volume 28, Issue 6, Pages 847-852Publisher
AMER SOC ANDROLOGY, INC
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.107.002659
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biochemical markers; morphology; semen analysis; viability
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This study aimed to examine the association between the interval from ejaculation to analysis and epididymal and accessory sex gland function in relation to sperm motility. Ejaculates from 1079 men assessed for infertility were analyzed according to World Health Organization guidelines. Biochemical markers were measured in semen to assess the function of the epididymi;s (neutral alpha-glucosidase [NAG]), prostate (prostate-specific antigen [PSA] and zinc), and seminal vesicles (fructose). Three groups were defined according to time from ejaculation to analysis: G <= 30 (24 -30 minutes), G(31-60) (31-60 minutes), and G(>60) (63-80 minutes). The proportion of progressively motile sperm was significantly lower in G(>60) than in G(<= 30) (mean difference, 8.0%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.0%-13%) or G(31-60) (mean difference, 6.0%; 95% CI, 1.0%-12%). The proportion of rapid progressive sperm motility was significantly higher in G(<= 30) compared with G(31-60) (mean difference, 3.0%; 95% CI, 1.0%-5.0%) and 6160 (mean difference, 6.0%; 95% 3.0%; 95% 1.0%-10%). Sperm morphology and viability did not vary significantly between the groups. However, PSA levels in G(>60) were 29% and 31% significantly lower than in G(<= 30) (95% CI, 3.0%-54%) and G(31-60) (95% CI, 7.0%-58%), respectively. Moreover, men in G(>60) had 29% and 17% significantly lower zinc compared with those in G(<= 30) (95% CI, 4.0%-69%) and G(31-60) (95% CI, 4.0%-64%), respectively. Levels of NAG and fructose did not differ significantly between the groups. There were negative associations between the ejaculation-to-analysis interval and sperm motility and levels of PSA and zinc. In male infertility assessments, semen analysis should be performed within 60 minutes of ejaculation.
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