The impact of proteins, glycoproteins and fructose in blood and seminal plasma on sperms concentrationIn infertile men

A. Marrow, Zina; M. Al-Rubae, Nassir; M. Al-Sakkal, Nahla

	The impact of proteins, glycoproteins and fructose in blood and seminal plasma on sperms concentrationIn infertile men
Journal of the Faculty of Medicine
Article 1, Volume 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-66
Authors
Zina A. Marrow; Nassir M. Al-Rubae; Nahla M. Al-Sakkal
Abstract
Background: proteins, glycoproteins and fructose as parameters used to assess infertility in men.Objective: To determine and correlate serum and seminal plasma of total proteins, glycoproteins and fructose with infertility in men.Patients and Methods: The study was performed on 154 subjects; 109 infertile men (oligospermic and azoospermic) and 45 normal volunteers (normospermic men). All sera and seminal plasma were submitted for total proteins, glycoproteins and fructose levels measurment.Results: No significant difference was noted in serum and seminal plasma of total proteins in oligospermic and azoospermic and that of normospermic men (P>0.05) compared to normospermic men.Statistical significant reduction (P<0.05) was noted in seminal plasma glycoproteins in oligospermic as compared to normospermic and azoospermic men.A significant elevation (P<0.05) of fructose levels were observed in seminal plasma of azoospermic when compared to others.Conclusion: This study may indicate that the higher concentration of glycoprotein in seminal plasma the better quality of semen and a significant negative correlation (r=−0.749: P<0.05) were observed between seminal plasma fructose and sperm count of infertile men.
Keywords
infertility; Proteins; glycoproteins; Fructose

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