Deficiency of alpha-Tocopherol in Seminal Fluid as a Probable Factor in Low Fertility in C te d＊Ivoire

作者：F Diafouka; GK Gbassi

来源：African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2009.

To evaluate the level of alpha-Tocopherol in seminal fluid of patients with low fertility, forty subjects with low fertility (17 with asthenospermia and 32 with oligoasthenospermia) and 21 subjects with normal sperm parameters were recruited into this study for assessing their alpha-Tocopherol seminal fluid level. The mean level of alpha-Tocopherol in subjects with normal sperm profile was 0.62 足mol/l compared to those with pathological profile such as asthenospermia (0.29 足mol/l) and oligoasthenospermia (0.28 足mol/l). The determination of alpha-Tocopherol in human seminal fluid provides useful information concerning the exploration of low fertility in Cote d＊Ivoire (Afr J Reprod Health 2009; 13[3]:123-125).