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T1 Associations of Semen Quality with Seminal Non-essential Heavy Metals in Males from the Canary Islands.
A1 Rodríguez Díaz, Rubí Nieves
A1 Alcaide Ruggiero, Lourdes
A1 Rodríguez Fiestas, Sonsoles
A1 González Pérez, Jonay
A1 Gutiérrez, Ángel J.
A1 Hardisson, Arturo
A1 Rubio, Carmen
A1 Paz, Soraya
A1 González Weller, Dailos
A1 Blanes Zamora, Raquel
A1 Hess Medler, Stephany
K1 Semen
K1 Non-essential metal
K1 Metal exposure
K1 Male infertility
K1 Body mass index
AB Semen quality and levels of non-essential metals such as strontium (Sr), aluminum (Al), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), and vanadium (V) were measured. Metals were determined by ICP-OES (inductively coupled plasma – optical emission spectrometry) in semensamples from 102 men who were recruited in a Reproduction Unit in the Canary Islands. The presence of each metal was as follows: Sr: 56.9%, Al: 73.5%, Pb: 45.1%, Ni: 15.7%, and V: 79.4% of the samples. No significant differences were found in the relationship between the spermiogram, the sperm motility, and the concentration of spermatozoa levels of non-essential metals. Itis noteworthy that Ni levels tend to be lower in patients with oligozoospermia (t (46.4) = 1.84; p = 0.070). Between lifestyle and non-essential metals, there was a significant relationship between the level of occupational exposure to metals and Ni (χ2(2) =13.91; p = 0.001). We did not find significant differences in non-essential seminal metal content and smoking status but, there were differences between drinkers and the concentration of V in semen (t (100) = −1.99; p = 0.050). The occupational exposure to metals and place of residence have effects on Al and V levels in semen. Regarding obesity, significant differences were found inPb levels (t (18.0) = 2.34; p = 0.031). Obese patients have a lower Pb level, and the percentage of progressive sperm motility was lower in obese men (t (98) = 2.14; p = 0.035). The detection of metals in semen opens a new field in the study of male infertility with the possibility of performing treatments aimed at correcting these possible anomalies.
SN 1559-0720
YR 2021
FD 2021
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