Seminal biochemical compositions are to be affected during inflammatory conditions of seminal tract such as chronic prostatitis. Especially chronic prstatitis induces changes in composition of prostatic fluidk, and the chronic nature of disease
also
induces atrophy of prostatic secretory acini and the inflammation of semdinal vesicle. We investigated the change of the seminal comkposition and the possible effect in sperm motility of chronic acid phosphatase9PAP) and fructose were measured on
12
healthy males and 21 chronic prostatitis patients. Sperm motility in chronic prostatitis patients was decreased and seminal levels of zinc, citric acid, PAP and fructose n control and chronic prostatitis patients were 143±10/102±7(μg/L),
389±17/293±25(mg/dl), 446±61/382±28(U/ml), 306±7/297±6(mg/dl), respectively. The change of zinc was statistically significant. In conclusion, although decrease of seminal zinc in patients with chronic prostatitis was found, there was no
convcincing evidence to suggest that alterations in seminal composition due to chronic prostatitis lead to decrease of sperm motility.
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