The Occurrence of Antisperm Antibodies in Patients of Scrotal Diseases.
- Author:
Kap Byung KIM
1
;
Bum Jun PARK
;
Hun Suk SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Taegu Catholic University, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Immunobead;
Antisperm antibody;
Scrotal disease
- MeSH:
Antibodies*;
Humans;
Immunoglobulin A;
Immunoglobulin G;
Immunoglobulins;
Incidence;
Infertility;
Male;
Sperm Count;
Spermatozoa;
Tissue Donors;
Vasovasostomy
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1994;35(10):1108-1112
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The aim of this investigation was to determine the incidence of sperm antibodies in serum using indirect immunobead test (IBT) in 113 patients of scrotal disease. The results of this survey showed that 17.7% of 113 men had antisperm antibodies of IgG and/or IgA class bound to the surface of at least 20% of motile spermatozoa of normal donor. There were positive immunobead test in 16 of 36(44.4% ) vasovasostomy patients, 1 of 18 testicular trauma, 1 of 15 primary infertility, 1 of 4 obstructive infertility, 1 of 7 hydrocele. There were no statistical differences in sperm count, sperm morphology between the groups of patients with positive or negative IBT results. As for the immunoglobulins, the most frequent class was IgG, and in terms of morphological sites, tail binding was most frequent. The results of this investigation therefore suggest that the IBT is an excellent test for sperm antibodies in scrotal disease.
