A Mono-Percoll separation technique improves sperm recovery of normal and male factor specimens when compared with the swim-up technique

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of asimplified 80% Mono-Percoll sperm separation procedure on bothnormal and male factor semen samples compared with the standardswim-up technique. The parameters examined include sperm concentration,motility and morphology, total motile functional spermatozoaand percentage recovery. Normal patients demonstrated enhancedsperm parameters with the Mono-Percoll compared with the swim-uptechnique for concentration (67x10⁶ versus 42x10⁶/ml, P <0.001), motility (66 versus 59%, P < 0.001), morphology (56versus 49%, P < 0.005) and percentage recovery (60 versus42%, P < 0.005). Male factor patients showed enhanced spermparameters with the Mono-Percoll procedure compared with theswim-up technique for motility (53 versus 42%, P < 0.05)and percentage recovery (54 versus 29%, P < 0.005), withno significant difference in concentration and morphology. Insummary, the Mono-Percoll sperm recovery procedure is significantlybetter than the swim-up technique for male factor patients andpatients with normal sperm parameters.     

男性不育患者精浆抗弓形虫IgG抗体与精子抗体关系的研究

目的:观察男性不育患者精浆中抗弓形虫 IgG 抗体。及其与抗精子抗体(AsAb)的关系。方法:采用 ELISA 方法测定169例男性不育患者及35例正常生育男性精浆抗弓形虫 IgG 抗体和 AsAb。结果:男性不育患者精浆抗弓形虫 IgG 抗体阳性率18.35%,显著高于正常生育组的2.86%(x~2=5.26,P<0.05)OR 为7.64;男性不育组精浆 AsAb 抗体阳性率为26.63%,也显著高于正常生育组(x~2=11.96,P<0.01)。精浆抗弓形虫抗体阳性的男性不育患者精浆AsAb 的阳性率为41.94%,与精浆抗弓形虫抗体阴性组的男性不育病人精浆 AsAb 的阳性率23.19%相比较,差异具有显著性(x~2=4.55,P<0.05).OR 为2.39。结论:男性不育患者精浆抗弓形虫抗体与精浆 AsAb 的产生可能有着一定的关系。     

The potential of mild testicular heating as a safe, effective and reversible contraceptive method for men

A preliminary assessment of the contraceptive efficacy of a daily mild increase (1–2°c) in testicular temperature during waking hours is reported in nine couples using two techniques of non-surgical fixation of the testes close to the inguinal canal. With technique 1, immobilization was achieved by passing the penis and the empty scrotum through a hole made in close-fitting underwear; there was one pregnancy, hm a man who stopped the heating after 7 weeks, for 42 cycles of exposure in three couples. With technique 2, immobilization was achieved by adding a ring of soft material surrounding the hole in the underwear; there was no pregnancy for 117 cycles of exposure in six couples. Reversibility and safety were assessed. These preliminary results suggest that a daily mild increase in testicular temperature could be a potential contraceptive method for men.     

The correlation of ureaplasma urealyticum infection with infertility

Summary. A prevalence study of Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) infection of the male genital tract was carried out in Shanghai between March 1992 and June 1995. Significantly higher frequency of UU infection was found among infertile males (549/1416) as compared to fertile controls (34/375). Examination of 8 specimens each from infertile men and fertile subjects by electron microscopy, immunogold and immunofluorescence techniques, demonstrated adhesion of Ureaplasma urealyticum to the membrane of spermatozoa and exfoliated germ cells. In addition, gold particles on Ureaplasma urealyticum were found to be adhered to the sperm surface in 4 of the 8 samples. Strong specific anti-UU fluorescence was detected in 6 of 8 samples, mainly on the midpieces and post-acrosomal regions of the spermatozoa.
To further study the effects of Ureaplasma urealyticum on fertility, 47 male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were infected artificially with Ureaplasma urealyticum serotype 8 (T960). Morphological changes in the seminiferous tubules were observed 3–5 weeks after inoculation in the sacrificed animals. Dramatic impairment of spermatogenesis of both testes was found in 11 rats. Mating experiment confirmed infertility in 12 of 40 rats. Offsprings of the infected rats were significantly smaller than those of controls in terms of prenatal weights and birthweights.     

硒对氟致雄性大鼠生殖损害的拮抗作用

目的 :探讨硒对高氟所致雄性大鼠生殖损害的拮抗作用。方法 :1 0 0只雄性Wistar大鼠随机分成对照组、氟 (NaF 1 5 0mg/L)组、氟加低硒 (0 .5mg/L亚硒酸钠 )组、氟 (NaF 1 5 0mg/L)加中硒 (2 .0mg/L亚硒酸钠 )组、氟(NaF 1 5 0mg/L)加高硒 (4 .0mg/L亚硒酸钠 )组 5组 ,通过饮水加氟、加硒的方法染毒 1 0周。观察氟、硒对大鼠体重、睾丸和附睾质量及其脏器系数 ,精子计数、活动率及畸形率 ,睾丸、附睾生化标志酶 ,血清性激素 ,睾丸组织病理切片以及初级精母细胞染色体畸形率的影响。结果 :①右侧睾丸质量对照组为 (1 .80± 0 .2 2 )g ,氟加高硒组为 (1 .6 1±0 .1 1 )g ,2者相比差异有统计学意义 (P <0 .0 5 )。②精子计数 :氟组 (9.2 3× 1 0 7ml-1 )、氟加中硒组 (37.6 7× 1 0 7ml-1 )与对照组 (2 8.6 0× 1 0 7ml-1 )比较 ,差异有统计学意义 (P <0 .0 0 1 ) ;精子畸形率 :氟组 (36 .33% )氟加中硒组 (1 2 .70 % )与对照组 (1 4 .83% )比较 ,差异有统计学意义 (P <0 .0 0 1 ) ;精子活动率 :氟组 (6 2 .0 7%± 6 .5 0 % )氟加中硒组 (6 8.2 1 %± 4 .99% )与对照组 (73.6 7%± 6 .5 1 % )比较 ,差异有统计学意义 (P <0 .0 0 1 )。③LDH :氟组 ((5 79.4 7± 97.1 6 )u/g)、氟加中硒组 ((72 6 .1 3± 1 1     

男性不育患者精浆尿酸的检测及临床意义初探

目的 :检测男性不育患者精浆尿酸的含量 ,并探讨其与不育的关系。　方法 :2 0 0 3年 2～ 8月就诊的男性不育患者 1 6 3例 ,分为 4组 :梗阻性无精子症组 ,1 5例 ;非梗阻性无精子症组 ,36例 ;少精子症组 ,4 3例 ;弱精子症组 ,6 9例。 2 0例正常生育男性为正常对照组。上述各组均作精液参数分析及精浆尿酸含量的测定。　结果 :正常对照组精浆尿酸含量为 (396 .9± 5 3.1 ) μmol/L ,显著高于梗阻性无精子症组 [(79.5± 1 8.1 ) μmol/L]、非梗阻性无精子症组[(2 4 5 .8± 76 .5 ) μmol/L]、少精子症组 [(2 6 2 .2± 79.2 ) μmol/L]和弱精子症组 [(2 5 1 .4± 75 .4 ) μmol/L](P均 <0 .0 1 )。其中 ,梗阻性无精子症组精浆尿酸含量又显著低于其他各不育症组 (P均 <0 .0 1 ) ,其余各不育症组间精浆尿酸含量差异无显著性 (P >0 .0 5 )。　结论 :精浆中尿酸作为生殖系统中的一种重要抗氧化物 ,可能在男性生殖中具有一定意义。     

连续射精对正常男性精液分析参数的影响

目的 :探讨连续射精对正常男性精液分析参数的影响。　方法 :8名正常男性逐日手淫取精 ,共 8d。采用世界卫生组织人类精液检验手册方法测定精液体积、pH值、精子密度、总精子数、存活率和活动率 ,进行统计学分析。　结果 :精液体积、总精子数逐日下降 ,从第 5d起至第 8d非常显著低于第 1d(P <0 .0 1)。精子密度亦呈逐渐下降趋势 ,但无显著性差异。精子存活率和精子活动率 (a +b级 )均呈逐渐上升趋势 ,但是仅第 7d显著高于第1d(P <0 .0 5 )。　结论 :人类精液体积、总精子数随射精频度增加而显著降低 ,精子存活率和活动率增加。频繁射精并不影响正常男性精液质量。     

Prolonged suppression of spermatogenesis by oestrogen does not preserve the seminiferous epithelium in procarbazine-treated rats

We examined the hypothesis that induction of reversible testicular atrophy, subsequent to withdrawal of gonadotrophin support, would alleviate the testicular toxicity of the anti-cancer drug procarbazine. In rats, severe but reversible testicular atrophy and suppression of spermatogenesis were induced 56 days after the subcutaneous insertion of a silastic implant containing oestradiol-17 beta. The effect of this treatment upon the testicular toxicity of four weekly doses of procarbazine (200 mg kg-1) was examined 56 days after the termination of procarbazine/oestrogen treatment. At this time the testicular endocrine and spermatogenic functions were close to normal in rats which has received only oestradiol-17 beta. Procarbazine produced severe testicular atrophy which was associated with azoospermia and destruction of the germinal epithelium. Serum LH and FSH concentrations were raised and were associated with low serum concentrations of both testosterone and androgen-binding protein. The combination of procarbazine with the oestrogen treatment did not change any of the testicular toxicity and in some cases it appeared to be exacerbated. In contrast to these experiments other studies have indicated that the testis can be protected if spermatogenesis is reversibly suppressed by other agents which are also active via the pituitary endocrine system. The data would therefore suggest that protection is achieved either by some testicular change other than withdrawal of pituitary gonadotrophin support or that oestradiol-17 beta has additional activity which is permissive for the development of the testicular toxicity of procarbazine.     

Expression of the beta-nerve growth factor gene in male sex organs of the mouse, rat, and guinea pig.

Steady-state nerve growth factor (NGF) mRNA levels were estimated in male sex organs of the mouse, rat, and guinea pig by RNA blot hybridization analysis. The abundance of NGF mRNAs was in the order vas deferens greater than epididymis greater than or equal to seminal vesicles much greater than testis. NGF mRNA levels in these organs were compared with those estimated for other rat peripheral tissues and were found to correlate with the density of their sympathetic innervation, with the exception of guinea pig prostate. Castration had no significant effect on NGF mRNA levels in the guinea pig prostate, suggesting that NGF synthesis in this tissue is not under direct androgen control. NGF-like and proNGF-like immunoreactivities were localized by immunohistochemical techniques in the secretory cells of the glandular epithelium of the guinea pig prostate and in germ cells in the seminiferous tubules of the mouse testis.     

精子染色质结构分析的临床意义

目的探讨女方不明原因流产和不明原因不孕与其配偶精子染色质性状之间的关系;方法通过精子染色质结构分析(SCSA)对22例不明原因流产和36例不明原因不孕妇女配偶精子,以及20例正常对照者精子进行DNA完整性检测,并比较它们之间的差异;结果对照组与不明原因流产组以及不孕组之间精子DNA完整性存在差异,且差异具有统计学意义(P<0．05),而不明原因流产组与不孕组之间精子DNA完整性比较无明显差异(P>0．05);结论精子染色质结构分析有可能作为不明原因流产和不孕的辅助诊断方法在临床应用。