Correlations between Different Heavy Metals in Diverse Body Fluids: Studies of Human Semen Quality
It has been hypothesized that exposure to heavy metals may impair male reproduction. To measure the effect produced by low doses of heavy metals on semen parameters, it is necessary to clarify in which body fluids those measurements must be performed. Sixty-one men attending infertility clinics part...
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| author | Lidia Mínguez-Alarcón Jaime Mendiola Manuela Roca José J. López-Espín José J. Guillén José M. Moreno Stella Moreno-Grau María J. Martínez-García Nuria Vergara-Juárez Belén Elvira-Rendueles Antonio García-Sánchez Jorge Ten Rafael Bernabeu Alberto M. Torres-Cantero |
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| description | It has been hypothesized that exposure to heavy metals may impair male reproduction. To measure the effect produced by low doses of heavy metals on semen parameters, it is necessary to clarify in which body fluids those measurements must be performed. Sixty-one men attending infertility clinics participated in our study. Concentrations of lead, cadmium, and mercury were measured in whole blood, blood plasma, and seminal plasma using spectroanalytical and electrochemical methods. Semen analyses were performed according to World Health Organization criteria. For statistical analysis, Spearman's rank correlations, mean comparison tests, and discriminant analysis were calculated. Significant correlations between the measured concentrations of the three heavy metals in the same biological fluids were observed. However, no similar relationship was seen when comparing the concentrations in different body fluids of the same metal. According to our results and previous publications, seminal plasma might be the best body fluid for assessing impairment of human semen parameters. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b6ea062a478f463fb57e18b97787c72b2025-02-03T05:43:59ZengWileyAdvances in Urology1687-63691687-63772012-01-01201210.1155/2012/420893420893Correlations between Different Heavy Metals in Diverse Body Fluids: Studies of Human Semen QualityLidia Mínguez-Alarcón0Jaime Mendiola1Manuela Roca2José J. López-Espín3José J. Guillén4José M. Moreno5Stella Moreno-Grau6María J. Martínez-García7Nuria Vergara-Juárez8Belén Elvira-Rendueles9Antonio García-Sánchez10Jorge Ten11Rafael Bernabeu12Alberto M. Torres-Cantero13Public Health and Epidemiology Research Group, Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Murcia, Espinardo 30100, Murcia, SpainPublic Health and Epidemiology Research Group, Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Murcia, Espinardo 30100, Murcia, SpainPublic Health and Epidemiology Research Group, Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Murcia, Espinardo 30100, Murcia, SpainCenter of Operations Research, Miguel Hernández University, 03202 Elche, SpainPublic Health and Epidemiology Research Group, Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Murcia, Espinardo 30100, Murcia, SpainDepartment of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Cartagena, Cartagena 30202, SpainDepartment of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Cartagena, Cartagena 30202, SpainDepartment of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Cartagena, Cartagena 30202, SpainDepartment of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Cartagena, Cartagena 30202, SpainDepartment of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Cartagena, Cartagena 30202, SpainDepartment of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Cartagena, Cartagena 30202, SpainDepartment of Reproductive Biology and Medicine, Instituto Bernabeu, Alicante 03016, SpainDepartment of Reproductive Biology and Medicine, Instituto Bernabeu, Alicante 03016, SpainPublic Health and Epidemiology Research Group, Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Murcia, Espinardo 30100, Murcia, SpainIt has been hypothesized that exposure to heavy metals may impair male reproduction. To measure the effect produced by low doses of heavy metals on semen parameters, it is necessary to clarify in which body fluids those measurements must be performed. Sixty-one men attending infertility clinics participated in our study. Concentrations of lead, cadmium, and mercury were measured in whole blood, blood plasma, and seminal plasma using spectroanalytical and electrochemical methods. Semen analyses were performed according to World Health Organization criteria. For statistical analysis, Spearman's rank correlations, mean comparison tests, and discriminant analysis were calculated. Significant correlations between the measured concentrations of the three heavy metals in the same biological fluids were observed. However, no similar relationship was seen when comparing the concentrations in different body fluids of the same metal. According to our results and previous publications, seminal plasma might be the best body fluid for assessing impairment of human semen parameters.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/420893 |
| spellingShingle | Lidia Mínguez-Alarcón Jaime Mendiola Manuela Roca José J. López-Espín José J. Guillén José M. Moreno Stella Moreno-Grau María J. Martínez-García Nuria Vergara-Juárez Belén Elvira-Rendueles Antonio García-Sánchez Jorge Ten Rafael Bernabeu Alberto M. Torres-Cantero Correlations between Different Heavy Metals in Diverse Body Fluids: Studies of Human Semen Quality Advances in Urology |
| title | Correlations between Different Heavy Metals in Diverse Body Fluids: Studies of Human Semen Quality |
| title_full | Correlations between Different Heavy Metals in Diverse Body Fluids: Studies of Human Semen Quality |
| title_fullStr | Correlations between Different Heavy Metals in Diverse Body Fluids: Studies of Human Semen Quality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Correlations between Different Heavy Metals in Diverse Body Fluids: Studies of Human Semen Quality |
| title_short | Correlations between Different Heavy Metals in Diverse Body Fluids: Studies of Human Semen Quality |
| title_sort | correlations between different heavy metals in diverse body fluids studies of human semen quality |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/420893 |
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