title: Vasectomy and vasovasostomy have no effect on seminal plasma zinc concentrations.
abstract: Mean zinc concentrations were determined for human seminal plasma obtained from 110 nonvasectomized men (139 micrograms. per ml.), 43 recently vasectomized men (144 micrograms. per ml.), 25 long-term vasectomized men (139 micrograms. per ml.) and 25 men who had undergone vasovasostomy (129 micrograms. per ml.). The results indicate that there is no significant short-term or long-term effect of these surgical procedures on prostatic secretory function as measured by seminal plasma zinc concentration.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis*; D013243:Sterilization Reversal; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000601:surgery; D014659:Vasectomy; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc