Gold in semen: Level in seminal plasma and spermatozoa of normal and infertile patients

Publication date: Available online 1 July 2016 Source:Alexandria Journal of Medicine Author(s): K.P. Skandhan, J. Valsa, B. Sumangala, V. Jaya The study was conducted to understand the amount of gold in semen of normal and different infertile conditions. Gold was estimated in normal (n38) and pathological conditions (n86) by employing Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Gold level observed in seminal plasma was as follows: in normozoospermia (n38) – 17.0μg%±9.63; oligozoospermia (n23) – 13.0μg%±0.73; oligoasthenozoospermia (n44) – 20.5μg%5±.58 and in azoospermia (n19) 21.5μg%±7.52. Gold level in sediment (spermatozoa) of normal was almost same as observed in its seminal plasma whereas in oligozoospermia and oligoasthenozoospermia the level was low.
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research