Chronic prostatitis and its detrimental impact on sperm parameters: a systematic review and meta-analysis

摘要

Prostatitis is a very common urogenital disease of the male with prevalence ranging from 2.2 to 9.7 worldwide. Interestingly, some recent evidences have showed a significant association between chronic prostatitis (CP) and male infertility including a detrimental effect on sperm parameters, reduction of zinc concentration on semen sperm and production of anti-semen antibodies (ASAs). The aim of the current meta-analysis was to evaluate the association between CP and alteration of semen parameters.