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Varicocele and antisperm antibodies

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Semen analysis and immunofluorescent antisperm antibodies were tested in 65 patients with varicocele. The mean sperm count and motility values in our study were 36.8±2.9 million per ml and 38.4±2.5 per cent, respectively. Both parameters were found not to differ significantly in three grades of varicocele. Immunofluorescent antisperm antibodies were detected in 24.6 per cent of the cases. A significant correlation was demonstrated between the presence of the antibodies and genital infection.

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  1. Departments of Urology and Microbiology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy and Faculty, Ankara, Turkey

    H. Özen, G. Asar, S. Güngör & A. F. Peker

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Özen, H., Asar, G., Güngör, S. et al. Varicocele and antisperm antibodies. International Urology and Nephrology 17, 97–101 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02089408

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