Varicocele and antisperm antibodies.
Semen analysis and immunofluorescent antisperm antibodies were tested in 65 patients with varicocele. The mean sperm count and motility values in our study were 36.8 +/- 2.9 million per ml and 38.4 +/- 2.5 per cent, respectively. Both parameters were found not to differ significantly in three grades of varicocele. Immunofluorescent antisperm antibodies were detected in 24.6 per cent of the cases. A significant correlation was demonstrated between the presence of the antibodies and genital infection.
D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000276:immunology*; D014646:Varicocele / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*
D001323:Autoantibodies