Abstract
Considering that glucose is an important component of seminal plasma and is a cryoprotectant at high concentrations, the aim of this study was to investigate the possible association of glucose levels in fresh semen with the sperm survival and motility rates following cryopreservation. This was a prospective study including 149 men undergoing semen analysis due to male and/or female infertility. The seminal samples were analyzed according to the World Health Organization standards and glucose concentrations were measured using a dipstick glucometer. Samples were cryopreserved with Test Yolk Buffer-Gentamicine freezing medium under liquid nitrogen for an average of 120 days. The frozen aliquots were thawed at 37°C for 10 minutes and analyzed using the same methods and protocols used pre-freezing. Glucose levels ranged from 14 to 99 mg/dL and were similar in individuals with normal (n=100) vs. abnormal (n=49) semen analysis. The rates of sperm recovery (total, alive or motile sperm) in the cryopreserved samples did not change among samples with different glucose levels (p>0.05, Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA and Spearman's correlation coefficient). There appears to be no association between glucose levels in human semen samples and their resistance to cryopreservation.
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