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Study into the iron content of seminal plasma in normal and infertile subjects
K P Skandhan1, B N Mazumdar, B Sumangala
1Department of Physiology, Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Chalakka 683 594, Ernakulam India. kpskandhan@gmail.com
Abstract:
The iron content in seminal plasma of normal (n19), oligozoospermic (n11), azoospermic (n12), oligoasthenozoospermic (n19), and asthenozoospermic (n17) subjects was estimated by using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The concentration of iron in normal seminal plasma varied from 265 to 365 mg%. The source of iron in seminal plasma seems to be the adnexal glands and not spermatozoa, as azoospermic semen also contained it. A statistically highly significant difference was seen when normal was compared with azoospermia and with asthenozoospermia. The necessary average wastage of iron through semen is calculated as 2.52 mg/day. This value is highly variable according to the seminal volume and frequency of ejaculation.
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