Title: Effect of kidney transplantation on male fertility index and testicular volume in uremia patients
Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of kidney transplantation on male fertility index and testicular volume in patients with uremia.Methods Testicular volume in 30 patients who underwent kidney transp...Objective To investigate the effect of kidney transplantation on male fertility index and testicular volume in patients with uremia.Methods Testicular volume in 30 patients who underwent kidney transplantation for uremia was monitored by color ultrasound before and in 1,3 and 12 months after kidney transplantation. Semen samples from 40 uremia patients and 40 kidney transplant recipients were tested for fertility index (FI) calculation. FI=sperm concentration(×106/mL)×sperm viability ×sperm normal morphology rate. Another 20 and 40 normal male subjects served as control were measured testicular volume and FI, respectively.Results Testicular volume of uremia patients before surgery was(6.82±1.49)mL on the left side and (7.46±1.89) mL on the right side. In 1, 3, and 12 months after kidney transplantation, testicular volume on the left side increased to (8.25±1.67),(9.31±1.56),and (9.80±1.51) mL and that on the right side rose to (9.18±1.76),(10.41±1.43),(11.09±1.45) mL, respectively. FI was 13.03(14.26)in normal subjects, 7.19(10.18)in kidney transplant recipients, and 0.23(0.76) in uremia patients. Testicular volume and FI between uremia patients and after kidney transplant groups had statistical differences (P0.01).Conclusion Male testicular volume and fertility index is reduced by uremia, and this reduction can be improved with successful kidney transplantation.Read More
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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