Study the Effect of Oral Zinc Supplementation on High Molecular Weight Zinc Binding Protein in Semen
Study the Effect of Oral Zinc Supplementation on High Molecular Weight Zinc Binding Protein in Semen
NCT ID: NCT01612403 Phase: Status: COMPLETED Enrollment: 37 Completion: 2012-04
Conditions
Asthenozoospermia
Interventions
zinc sulfate
Summary
There are several causes leading to male infertility, like oxidative stress, and nutritional deficiency of trace elements like zinc. Zinc in human seminal plasma was divided into three types of ligands which are high (HMW), intermediate (IMW), and low molecular weight ligands (LMW). The present study was conducted to study the effect of Zn supplementation on the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of semen along with Zinc Binding Protein levels in semen of patients with asthenozoospmia.
Primary Outcome
high molecular weight zinc binding protein