title: Seminal plasma calcium in normal and infertile patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In this study an attempt is made to find out the level of calcium in seminal plasma of normal and infertile patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Semen samples are collected from 34 normal men and 112 infertile patients. After semen evaluation seminal plasma was separated and calcium level was measured in it.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Calcium level in mg% is recorded in each group as follows; in normozospermia (n34) 20.14 ± 1.25 (±SE), oligozoospermia (n26) 9.76 ± 1.17, azoospermia (n33) 14.65 ± 2.63, oligoasthenozoosperma (n28) 20.91 ± 1.94 and in asthenozoospermia (n25) 11.56 ± 1.68. Statistically highly significant reduction in calcium is seen in Oligozoospermia and asthenozoospermia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The probable reasons for these two conditions are discussed.
authors.affiliation:  Department of Physiology, BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - India.
authors.forename: Kalanghot P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Skandhan
authors.affiliation:  Department of Physiology, BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - India.
authors.forename: Birendranath
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mazumdar
authors.affiliation:  Department of Physiology, BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - India.| Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Science, Chalakka, Ernakulam, Kerala - India.
authors.forename: Balakrishnan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sumangala
authors.affiliation:  Department of Physiology, BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - India.| South East Alabama Medical Centre, Dothan, Alabama - USA.
authors.forename: Vasudevan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000737:chemistry*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium