文摘
The change in carnitine content in seminal plasma after reversible injection occlusion of vas deferens (RIOVD) was observed. RIOVD is a safe, effective and simple method of male fertility control. Carnitine was determined by microenzymatic method. The incidence of sperm disappearance increased with the duration of RIOVD and reached 90 % at the end of 12 months after operation. Before RIOVD, the mean value of carnitine in seminal plasma was 336.9 ± 78.1 nmol/ml (X ± SD, n = 58); after RIOVD, the mean value of seminal plasma carnitine was 112.7 ± 50.7 nmol/ml (n = 172) in the group with sperm disappearance, and 172.5 ± 71.7 nmol/ml (n = 51) in the group without sperm disappearance. There was a significant difference in carnitine content between pre-operation and postoperation (p<0.01). After RIOVD, the carnitine concentration in seminal plasma of the group with sperm disappearance was lower than that of the group without sperm disappearance (p<0.01). The results suggest that carnitine content in seminal plasma following RIOVD may be a reference index for judging the success or failure of the operation.