Systemic sperm autoimmunity in spinal-cord injured men.

摘要: Historically, spinal-cord injured men have been considered virtually sterile because of ejaculatory dysfunction commonly resulting from their injury. Assisted techniques, however, overcome the problem sperm transport and allowed both establishment pregnancy through artificial insemination assessment semen quality. Most studies noted presence asthenozoospermia in setting normal concentration following electroejaculation or vibratory stimulated ejaculation. Thus far, little attention has given to basis for frequent finding asthenozoospermia, possibility autoimmunity this group not adequately studied. In nine men, reproductive evaluation was performed consisting hormonal measurements, testicular biopsy, indirect immunobead tests autoimmunity. A mean 144 ± 185 × 106/ml. However, motile 33 62 In...