Abstract
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) was measured in seminal plasma and serum of 113 men under investigation for involuntary barrenness. PSA in seminal plasma was 0.4 +/- 0.3 (median 0.35) mg/mL and in serum 0.6 +/- 0.5 (median 0.6) ng/mL. The concentrations in these 2 compartments were independent of each other. The determination of PSA in neither blood serum nor seminal plasma brought new essentials for fertility status.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Carnitine / analysis
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Citrates / analysis
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Fructose / analysis
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Humans
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Infertility, Male / blood
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Infertility, Male / physiopathology*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pancreatic Elastase / analysis
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Prostate-Specific Antigen / analysis*
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Prostate-Specific Antigen / blood
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Semen / chemistry*
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Sperm Count
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Sperm Motility
Substances
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Citrates
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Fructose
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Pancreatic Elastase
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Prostate-Specific Antigen
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Carnitine