TY - JOUR JF - sjimu JO - J. Ilam Uni. Med. Sci. VL - 17 IS - 2 PY - 2009 Y1 - 2009/7/01 TI - Total Antioxidant Capacity and Malondialdehyde Levels in Seminal Plasma Among The Varicocele-Suffering Men TT - فعالیت آنتی اکسیدان های تام و غلظت مالون دی آلدئید در مایع سمینال مردان واریکوسل N2 - Introduction: Varicocele is the most common cause of male infertility with approximately 19 to 40% prevalence that leads to low sperm production and fertilization through several mechanisms. In this case-control study, seminal total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and malondialdehyde (MDA) were investigated as one of the possible mechanism(s) by which varicocele may affect the sperm parameters quality and male infertility. Materials & Methods: Semen samples were provided from healthy (normalospermic n=15) and varicocele-suffering (infertile n=14) men at babol IVF centers, then analyzed according to WHO (World Health Organization/1998) standards. Seminal TAC and MDA levels in all the specimen were measured by FRAP and TBA methods, respectively. Findings: Based on the results, mean concentration (±S.D) of TAC in the seminal plasma of varicocele-suffering men (1092.43±370.56 µmol/l) was significantly lower (p SP - 15 EP - 23 AD - KW - Varicocele KW - Male infertility KW - Malondialdehyde KW - Total antioxidant capacity UR - http://sjimu.medilam.ac.ir/article-1-127-en.html ER -