Influence of Inguinal Hernia Repair on Sperm Autoimmunity (SPERMAR)

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

Status: Completed

Conditions: Male Infertility Due to Antisperm Antibody

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Mar test

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04591470

64/20

Details and patient eligibility

About

Influence of inguinal hernia repair on sperm autoimmunity using MAR test

Full description

All infertile male patients, visited between February 2000 and September 2020 and which were tested with MAR (Mixed Autoglobulin Reaction) test, were included in this retrospective study. Sperm quality (number of spermatozoa, motility, vitality and normal forms) were also studied in this patients. The aim of the study is to evaluate if there is a higher incidence of positive MAR test among patients undergoing inguinal hernioplasty compared to the general population

Enrollment: 2,415 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergone to correction of inguinal hernia

Exclusion criteria

• No specific exclusion criteria were set.

Trial design

2,415 participants in 2 patient groups

General population

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Mar test

Pazients undergone inguinal hernia correction

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Mar test