Korean J Urol.  1996 Feb;37(2):192-196.

Changes in Biochemical Seminal Composition in Chronic Prostatitis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Urology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Urology, Inje University, Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Seminal biochemical compositions are to be affected during inflammatory conditions of seminal tract such as chronic prostatitis. Especially chronic prostatitis induces changes in composition of prostatic fluid, and the chronic nature of disease also induces atrophy of prostatic secretory acini and the inflammation of seminal vesicle. We investigated the change of the seminal composition and the possible effect in sperm motility of chronic prostatitis patients. Sperm motility and seminal levels of zinc, citric acid, prostatic acid phosphatase(PAP) and fructose were measured on 12 healthy males and 21 chronic prostatitis patients. Sperm motility in chronic prostatitis patients was decreased and seminal levels of zinc, citric acid, PAP and fructose in control and chronic prostatitis patients were 143+/-10/102+/-7(ug/L), 389+/-17/293+/-25(mg/dl), 446+/-61/ 382+/-28(U/ml), 306+/-7/297+/-6(mg/dl), respectively. The change of zinc was statistically significant. In conclusion, although decrease of seminal zinc in patients with chronic prostatitis was found, there was no convincing evidence to suggest that alterations in seminal composition due to chronic prostatitis lead to decrease of sperm motility.

Keyword

chronic prostatitis; seminal plasma

MeSH Terms

Atrophy
Citric Acid
Fructose
Humans
Inflammation
Male
Prostatitis*
Semen
Seminal Vesicles
Sperm Motility
Zinc
Citric Acid
Fructose
Zinc
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