[Changes of semen quality in uremia patients].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the changes of the semen quality in uremia patients before renal transplantation.


METHODS
The semen of 24 patients with uremia and 12 normal volunteers was analyzed.


RESULTS
The semen volume, sperm motility, survival rate, density and morphological normality percentage were (2.5 +/- 0.4) ml, (13.4 +/- 3.9)%, (25.4 +/- 5.6)%, (20.6 +/- 4.5) x 10(6)/ml and (16.8 +/- 2.1)%, respectively, significantly lower than those of the normal group (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Semen qualities were lowered significantly and spermatogenesis severely affected in patients with uremia.
Xu
Longgen
L
Renal Transplantation Center, the 117th Hospital of PLA, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, China. nnabb@sina.com.cn
Xu
Huiming
H
Song
Qizhe
Q
Qi
Xiaoping
X
Wang
Xinhong
X
Zhang
Junrong
J
Yan
Li
L
Shao
Zongfu
Z
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012661:Semen / Q000502:physiology*; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013091:Spermatogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D014511:Uremia / Q000503:physiopathology*