Changes of seminal parameters, zinc concentration and antibacterial activity in patients with non-inflammatory chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
- Author:
Hui ZHAO
1
;
Ji-hong SHEN
;
Yu-ping CHEN
;
Zhi-yong YU
;
Qiang DONG
;
Hong LI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Chronic Disease; Humans; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Pelvic Pain; pathology; physiopathology; Prostatitis; physiopathology; Semen; chemistry; cytology; Sperm Count; Sperm Motility; Syndrome; Zinc; analysis
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2008;14(6):530-532
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the seminal parameters, zinc concentration and antibacterial activity in patients with non- inflammatory chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).
METHODSSeminal parameters, zinc concentration and antibacterial activity of seminal plasma were detected in 60 CP/CPPS patients and 20 normal men.
RESULTSStatistically significant differences were found in the duration of semen liquefaction, sperm vitality, sperm motility, zinc concentration and antibacterial activity of the seminal plasma between the CP/CPPS and the control males ( P < 0.01). Zinc concentration was significantly correlated with the duration of sperm motility (r = 0. 272, P = 0.015) and antibacterial activity of the seminal plasma (r = 0.449, P < 0.01) in the CP/CPPS patients.
CONCLUSIONCP/CPPS has a significant negative impact on semen liquefaction, sperm motility and vitality, zinc concentration and antibacterial activity of seminal plasma. The antibacterial activity of seminal plasma is positively correlated with zinc concentration and sperm motility.
