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Investigation of serum vitamin D and ischaemia‐modified albumin levels in infertile Turkish men
Author(s) -
Inal Hasan Ali,
Ozturk Inal Zeynep,
Mermer Sultan,
Aksoy Emine,
Bayraktar Ahmet Murat,
Can Ummugulsum
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1439-0272
pISSN - 0303-4569
DOI - 10.1111/and.13507
Subject(s) - oligospermia , sperm , medicine , sperm motility , albumin , azoospermia , male infertility , andrology , negative correlation , endocrinology , infertility , biology , pregnancy , genetics
Our aim was to explore the existence of a possible relationship of sperm motility with serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D3 (25‐OH VD) levels and with ischaemia‐modified albumin ( IMA) levels in infertile Turkish men. A total of 30 men with nonobstructive azoospermia (no spermatozoa in ejaculate), 30 men with oligospermia (total progressive motile sperm count (TPMSC) <15 × 10 6 /ml) and 33 fertile men with normospermia (with at least one child, as the control group) were enrolled in the study. The mean 25‐OH VD levels for groups 1, 2 and 3 were 9.31 ± 6.46, 19.71 ± 12.80 and 30.52 ± 12.49 respectively ( p < .05). There was a statistically significant difference in serum IMA levels among the groups (479.32 ± 307.56 vs. 296.37 ± 127.27 vs. 150.04 ± 81.05, respectively; p < .05). A positive correlation between serum 25‐OH VD levels and TPMSC, and a negative correlation between TPMSC and serum IMA levels were determined. Infertile men had lower serum 25‐OH VD and higher IMA levels than fertile men, with a positive correlation between serum 25‐OH VD levels and TPMSC, and a negative correlation between TPMSC and serum IMA levels. Vitamin D supplementation may increase the sperm motility.