在不孕男性中,随着时间的推移,精子参数和总运动细胞数的个体内变化
Gilad Karavani1, Bader Akroof1, Susan Lau1
1Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Andrology
|April 30, 2024
概括
不育男性的精液参数通常随着时间的推移而下降,在3-5年后观察到总运动细胞数 (TMC) 的显著下降. 这种下降会影响生育潜力,可能需要进行诸如体外受精/细胞内质精子注射等干预措施.
科学领域:
- 生殖医学 生殖医学
- 安德罗学与人类学
- 人类生育能力研究 研究人类生育能力
背景情况:
- 父亲的年龄与精液体积,运动性和形态的减少有关,但不是度.
- 关于随着时间的推移,精液参数的个体长期变化存在有限的数据.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估随着时间的推移,不孕男性的精液参数和总运动细胞计数 (TMC) 的个体内变化.
- 确定影响TMC下降的因素.
主要方法:
- 2018年不孕男性的回顾性队列研究,在2005-2021年期间至少进行了两次精液分析.
- 根据分析之间的时间间隔,男性被分组为3-12个月,1-3年,3-5年和>5年.
- 主要结局:精子参数的变化;次要结局:从初始TMC (>100万) 到TMC (<500万) 的下降.
主要成果:
- 精子度在前3年增加,而体积,运动性和形态学保持稳定.
- 精液参数 (体积,运动性,形态) 在>5年后显著下降.
- 随着时间的推移,总运动细胞数 (TMC) 显著下降 (p<0.001).
- 大约22%的初始TMC>1000万的男性在5年后下降到500万以下.
- 低TMC的预测因素包括较短的基线体积,较低的基线TMC和分析之间的较长时间间隔 (3-5年和>5年).
结论:
- 精液参数,特别是TMC,在不孕男性中长期 (>3年) 倾向于下降.
- 很大一部分男性经历TMC的下降,这可能会影响自然受孕的可能性.
- 研究结果支持个性化计划生育,关于怀孕时间的咨询,以及对不育男性进行精子储存的考虑.
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