Effects of lithium and haloperidol on human sperm motility in-vitro

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Abstract
Two psychotropic drugs, lithium and haloperidol, were evaluated for their in-vitro effects on sperm motility using a transmembrane migration method. Sperm motility was measured either immediately after semen had been mixed with the drug or after a 2 h incubation period at 37°C. Lithium inhibited human sperm motility in a dose-dependent manner with an EC50 of 10 Mm when the semen-lithium mixture had been incubated. Sperm motility was increased to 127% of control when semen had been incubated with 0027 μm haloperidol; this concentration was within the therapeutic range.
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  • National Science Council, Republic of China ((NSC-79037-008))