Semen abnormalities in patients with viral hepatitis B.
Semen parameters of 10 acute hepatitis and 5 chronic carriers were studies. The most common alterations were necrospermia (62% of the patients), teratospermia with irregular shape of the heads (46%), asthenospermia (36%), small volume (33%), and oligospermia (27%). The possible mechanisms of such anomalies are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000473:pathology*