Objective: to evaluate the possibility of altered gas content or pH as a cause of spermatogenic
depression in infertile maleswith varicocele.
Setting: Department of Dermatology, and Venreology, Urology and Clinical pathology, Benha
Faculty of Medicine and department of Radiology Zagazig Faculty of Medicine.
Patients and intervention: Twenty four infertile maleswith left sided varicocelewere included.
Cases were subjected to history, clinical examination and two semen analysis. Po2,Pco2, pH
and BE were determined in blood samples obtained from internal spermatic vein and the
antecubital vein
Results and conclusion: The study revealed presence of hypoxia in the internal spermatic vein
compared to peripheral circulation. No correlation between the duration of infertility and
associated varicocele. No correlation between spermcount and oxygen tension or saturation but
ratherwith blood pH and Co2 tension on the other hand spermmotility and percent ofabnormal
formswere affectedwith decreased oxygen tension and saturation |
