Within Subject Variation Of Seminal Parameters After 5 Days Of Abstinence

Abstract

World over, male infertility is on rise. Several causes for infertility are known. Semen examination report is an important document, of which total sperm count and percentage of sperm motility are very well considered for understanding the status of fertility. Several factors affecting these parameters are discussed by different groups of workers. Abstinence maintained prior to semen collection differed among different studies. Abstinence may have an influence on semen parameters. Several reports show submission of sample is done after random collection. If collection is done after number of days of abstinence the semen will be poor in quality. It is known that sperms are damaged if they remain more number of days in male system prior to its release. As spermatogenesis is a continuous process, number of sperms will be more in testes if not released out. Percentage of sperm motility in such samples will be poor. Similarly the quality of semen of daily collected is likely to be poor where sperms are less in number. Considering the said facts we have opted to find out if any variation in semen takes place if abstinence period is strictly maintained. In the present study, a total number of thirty five young healthy men supplied semen samples on three different occasions at a fixed time after maintaining abstinence for a fixed period of five days. The time of collection of semen is also an important factor as semen collected at different timings of the day after maintaining same fixed number of days of abstinence showed significant difference in values. Knowing seasonal changes lead to difference in parameters of semen, we completed the present study in one season. Our results on all parameters showed change in values in all three samples, collected on three different days but they were statistically insignificant. Our study favors collection of sample after fixed number of five days of abstinence.