Dynamics of sperm antibody levels in adolescents with left-sided varicocele
Varicocele means a varicose vein of the spermatic cord, being among the most common disorders diagnosed in childhood and adolescence, which suggests a high risk for infertility. Varicocele is considered an additional factor for immune-dependent infertility which results from damaged hemato-testicula...
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| author | S. V. Pichugova I. V. Rybina Ya. B. Beikin |
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| description | Varicocele means a varicose vein of the spermatic cord, being among the most common disorders diagnosed in childhood and adolescence, which suggests a high risk for infertility. Varicocele is considered an additional factor for immune-dependent infertility which results from damaged hemato-testicular barrier due to venous blood stasis, hyperthermia, testicular ischemia. Our objective was to determine levels of the sperm antibodies in serum and ejaculate in adolescents with left-sided varicocele, in order to assess the changing levels of sperm antibodies in blood serum at different ages during the postoperative period, depending on the degree of varicocele. For adolescents with left-sided varicocele and without varicocele, the serum levels of sperm antibodies were determined annually at the age of 14 to 17 years, as well as registration of sperm antibodies titer in seminal fluid at the age of 17 years. The levels of sperm antibodies in blood serum were traced in dynamics for the main group and comparison group, also comparing the groups with different degrees of varicocele, like as the patients before and after surgical varicocele correction. We did not reveal increased levels of the sperm antibodies over reference values in any subject under study. The level changes of sperm antibodies in serum showed an increase in these indexes at the age of 15-16 years in adolescents of both groups with a trend for a decrease in the comparison group by 17 years of age, however, without such tendency in the main group. No significant differences were found in the levels of sperm antibodies in blood serum depending on the degree of varicocele, and on the time after varicocelectomy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-38e9ec660f944ef9913e4aff212cb2792025-08-20T03:37:44ZrusSt. Petersburg branch of the Russian Association of Allergologists and Clinical ImmunologistsМедицинская иммунология1563-06252313-741X2020-12-0122596997610.15789/1563-0625-DOS-18731324Dynamics of sperm antibody levels in adolescents with left-sided varicoceleS. V. Pichugova0I. V. Rybina1Ya. B. Beikin2Institute of Immunology and Physiology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences; Clinical Diagnostic CenterInstitute of Immunology and Physiology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences; Clinical Diagnostic CenterInstitute of Immunology and Physiology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences; Clinical Diagnostic CenterVaricocele means a varicose vein of the spermatic cord, being among the most common disorders diagnosed in childhood and adolescence, which suggests a high risk for infertility. Varicocele is considered an additional factor for immune-dependent infertility which results from damaged hemato-testicular barrier due to venous blood stasis, hyperthermia, testicular ischemia. Our objective was to determine levels of the sperm antibodies in serum and ejaculate in adolescents with left-sided varicocele, in order to assess the changing levels of sperm antibodies in blood serum at different ages during the postoperative period, depending on the degree of varicocele. For adolescents with left-sided varicocele and without varicocele, the serum levels of sperm antibodies were determined annually at the age of 14 to 17 years, as well as registration of sperm antibodies titer in seminal fluid at the age of 17 years. The levels of sperm antibodies in blood serum were traced in dynamics for the main group and comparison group, also comparing the groups with different degrees of varicocele, like as the patients before and after surgical varicocele correction. We did not reveal increased levels of the sperm antibodies over reference values in any subject under study. The level changes of sperm antibodies in serum showed an increase in these indexes at the age of 15-16 years in adolescents of both groups with a trend for a decrease in the comparison group by 17 years of age, however, without such tendency in the main group. No significant differences were found in the levels of sperm antibodies in blood serum depending on the degree of varicocele, and on the time after varicocelectomy.https://www.mimmun.ru/mimmun/article/view/1873varicoceleadolescentssperm antibodiesinfertilityvaricocelectomy |
| spellingShingle | S. V. Pichugova I. V. Rybina Ya. B. Beikin Dynamics of sperm antibody levels in adolescents with left-sided varicocele Медицинская иммунология varicocele adolescents sperm antibodies infertility varicocelectomy |
| title | Dynamics of sperm antibody levels in adolescents with left-sided varicocele |
| title_full | Dynamics of sperm antibody levels in adolescents with left-sided varicocele |
| title_fullStr | Dynamics of sperm antibody levels in adolescents with left-sided varicocele |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dynamics of sperm antibody levels in adolescents with left-sided varicocele |
| title_short | Dynamics of sperm antibody levels in adolescents with left-sided varicocele |
| title_sort | dynamics of sperm antibody levels in adolescents with left sided varicocele |
| topic | varicocele adolescents sperm antibodies infertility varicocelectomy |
| url | https://www.mimmun.ru/mimmun/article/view/1873 |
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