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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 22, 1989 - Issue 1
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Original Article

LDH Isoenzymes in Semen of Infertile Men

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Pages 77-84 | Received 05 Mar 1988, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

LDH isoenzymes (LDH1, LDH2, LDH3, LDH4, LDH5, and LDHx) were evaluated in 68 infertile men and in a control of 10 fertile men. No statistically significant difference was found in the values of the 5 isoenzymes (LDH 1–5) in the different subgroups of infertile men and in the comparison of the infertile men with the control group. LDHx was detected in the infertile men, regardless of the cause of infertility, as long as the sperm concentration was ≥ 16 million/ml, LDHx was not detected not only in all azoospermic men but, also, in those infertile men whose sperm count was ≤15 million/ml. There is a positive relationship (p < 0.001) between LDHx and sperm concentration, but there is no such relationship between LDHx and % motility.

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