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[Changes in seminal plasma composition and corresponding sperm quality in patients with chronic prostatitis / chronic
Wen-Long Xu1, Wen-Ming Ma1, Chao-Zhao Liang1
1Department of Urology / Anhui Medical University Research Institute of Urology / Key Laboratory of Anhui Province for Urological and Andrological Diseases Research and Medical Transformation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022 , China.
Abstract:
Prostatitis is one of the three most common prostate diseases in men, the other two being prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer, and about 50% of men worldwide have been attacked by prostatitis during their lives. The incidence of infertility is significantly higher in patients with chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) than in those without it, which is mainly attributed to the changed semen composition of the CP/CPPS patients. Using the key words chronic prostatitis, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, sperm, semen, and seminal plasma, we searched PubMed and Medical Lines online for originals, review articles, clinical trials, case reports and associated citations on humans and animals published up to 2024. We comprehensively reviewed the previous studies and investigations relating chronic prostatitis, seminal plasma change and sperm quality, and discussed the impact of the change of semen composition on sperm quality.
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