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Abstract
This case-controlled study aimed to assess seminal Ca and Mg levels in infertile OAT men associated with varicocele.
Overall, 50 men were allocated into:
• Fertile normozoospermic men (n=20).
• Infertile OAT men with varicocele (n=30).
Exclusion criteria:
Azoospermia, subclinical Vx, smoking, leukocytospermia, congenital anomalies and Ca or Mg supplements.
They were subjected to:
History taking, clinical examination, estimation of seminal Ca and Mg levels by colorimatric methods. All cases were subjected to inguinal varicocelectomy under general anesthesia. In cases of bilateral varicocele, bilateral varicocelectomy was carried out. These cases were followed up for 3 months post-operatively.
The results were as follows:
1. Seminal Ca, Mg (mg/dl) and Ca/Mg ratio showed significant decreases in infertile OAT men with varicocele compared with fertile men.
2. Seminal Ca, Mg (mg/dl) and Ca/Mg ratio showed significant increases in infertile OAT men with varicocele post-operatively compared with the pre-operative data.
3. Seminal Ca, Mg (mg/dl) and Ca/Mg ratio showed significant decreases in infertile OAT men with varicocele in grade 3 compared with grade 2 and in bilateral cases compared with unilateral one.
4. Seminal Ca demonstrated significant positive correlation with sperm concentration (r=0.479, P=0.001), sperm motility percentage (r=0.493, P=0.001), sperm normal forms percentage (r=0.578, P=0.001) and non-significant correlation with the age (r=-0.056, P=0.619).
5. Seminal Mg demonstrated significant positive correlation with sperm concentration (r=0.541, P=0.001), sperm motility percentage (r=0.477, P=0.001), sperm normal forms percentage (r=0.520, P=0.001) and non-significant correlation with the age (r=-0.010, P=0.928).
Conclusion
Seminal Ca and Mg play an imperative role that should be elucidated in male infertility in general and in varicocele associated cases in particular.