Examination of the Semen of Husbands of Habitually Aborting Women

摘要

The authors describe the obstetric aspects of spermatology and discuss the assumed connection between pathospermia and fetal damage. Semen of the husbands of 50 habitually aborting women was examined. In seven of these men the proportion of teratoid spermatozoa exceeded the upper limit of the physiological range (20%), and six of these men also showed oligospermia. It can be assumed that in these seven cases pathospermia was responsible for the fetal damage. It is believed that the teratoid forms are incapable of fertilization, but their increased frequency is an indicator of pathological spermatogenesis. The fact is that, in the case of pathological spermatogenesis, one must bear in mind some microscopically undetectable biochemical irregularities, the effects of which are not manifested until embryonic or fetal development, when they can cause damage to the embryo or fetus. (ERA citation 04:043818)