Serum antisperm antibodies in men with vas deferens obstruction caused by childhood inguinal herniorrhaphy

To study the incidence of serum antisperm antibodies in patients with vas deferens obstruction caused by childhood inguinal herniorrhaphy. Retrospective. Kansai Medical University and Kyoto University Hospital. Thirteen patients with vas deferens obstruction caused by childhood inguinal herniorrhaph...

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Published in:Fertility and sterility 1993-05, Vol.59 (5), p.1095-1097
Main Authors: Matsuda, Tadashi, Muguruma, Kouei, Horii, Yasuki, Ogura, Keiji, Yoshida, Osamu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antisperm antibody
Autoantibodies - blood
Child
Epididymis
Genital Diseases, Male - blood
Genital Diseases, Male - etiology
Genital Diseases, Male - immunology
Hernia, Inguinal - surgery
Humans
Immunoglobulin A - blood
Immunoglobulin G - blood
inguinal herniorrhaphy
Male
male infertility
Postoperative Complications
Spermatozoa - immunology
Vas Deferens
vas deferens obstruction
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Summary:To study the incidence of serum antisperm antibodies in patients with vas deferens obstruction caused by childhood inguinal herniorrhaphy. Retrospective. Kansai Medical University and Kyoto University Hospital. Thirteen patients with vas deferens obstruction caused by childhood inguinal herniorrhaphy. Indirect immunobead test for serum antisperm antibodies. Of 13 patients, 7 (54%) and 2 (15%) tested positive for immunoglobulin (Ig)G and IgA class antisperm antibodies, respectively; all patients tested negative for IgM class antibodies. The incidence of antisperm antibodies was not different between the patients with possible epididymal obstruction and those without epididymal obstruction. A significant percentage of patients with vasal obstruction caused by infant inguinal herniorrhaphy have serum antisperm antibodies despite the absence of sperm granulomas.
ISSN:0015-0282
1556-5653
DOI:10.1016/S0015-0282(16)55934-2