SEMINAL FRUCTOSE AND ACID-PHOSPHATASE IN VASECTOMIZED MEN

  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 22  (1) , 60-62
Abstract
Seminal fructose and acid phosphatase levels were determined in 30 vasectomized and 30 non-vasectomized healthy adults, with both groups being closely matched for age (32-45 yr). The fructose and acid phosphatase values in the vasectomized men, 3-6 mo. after the operation, were 316 .+-. 36 mg% and 2098 .+-. 112 K.A. [King-Armstrong] units/ml, respectively, while in the control group they were 251 .+-. 28 mg% and 1932 .+-. 92 K.A. units/ml. The differences are statistically significant (P < 0.001) and the possible implications of the post-vasectomy rise in these androgen dependent seminal constituents are discussed.

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