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Volume 9, Issue 5 (September 2007) 9, 593–600; 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2007.00251.x
Current perspectives on pyospermia: a review
Srinivas Pentyala, Jacky Lee, Sandeep Annam, Julio Alvarez, Amulya Veerraju, Naveen Yadlapalli and S Ali Khan
1.Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA
2.Department of Urology, School of Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA
Correspondence: Srinivas Pentyala, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA. Fax: +1-631-444-2907. E-mail: Srinivas.pentyala@stonybrook.edu
Received 28 February 2006; Accepted 9 November 2006.
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Pyospermia is an abnormal laboratory finding of high concentration of white blood cells in human ejaculates during infertility workup. The role of pyospermia and its impact on fertility is an important consideration in the management of infertility. Etiology, pathogenesis, diagnostic modalities and the management of pyospermia are reviewed in this paper. Current use of antibiotics and the intrinsic production of antioxidants in the management of pyospermia are also discussed in this review.
Keywords: pyospermia, semen, leukocytes, ejaculate, infertility
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