Antisperm Antibodies in Men with Psychogenic Anejaculation

Antisperm autoantibodies were determined in 16 men suffering from psychogenic anejaculation who underwent assisted reproduction treatments. Blood and semen samples were collected after transrectal electroejaculation and antisperm antibodies in serum and on the surface of motile spermatozoa were meas...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Archives of andrology 1998, Vol.41 (1), p.1-4
Main Authors: Almagor, M., Dan-goor, M., Hovav, Y., Kafka, I., Shotland, Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
antisperm antibodies
Autoantibodies - immunology
Biological and medical sciences
Birth control
Ejaculation
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
immunobead binding test
Infertility, Male - immunology
Infertility, Male - psychology
Male
Medical sciences
psychogenic anejaculation
Spermatozoa - immunology
Sterility. Assisted procreation
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Antisperm autoantibodies were determined in 16 men suffering from psychogenic anejaculation who underwent assisted reproduction treatments. Blood and semen samples were collected after transrectal electroejaculation and antisperm antibodies in serum and on the surface of motile spermatozoa were measured using the direct and indirect immunobead binding test. Five men (31%) were found positive for antisperm antibodies. The majority of antibodies were directed against the sperm heads. Surface antibodies were mainly IgA isotype whereas serum antibodies were IgG isotype. These results suggest that psychogenic anejaculation might be associated with increased incidence of antisperm autoimmunity.
ISSN:0148-5016
1521-0375
DOI:10.3109/01485019808988537