Analytical Determination of Heavy Metals in Human Seminal Plasma-A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Infertility is a growing concerning health problem affecting around 15% of couples worldwide. Conventional semen parameters have limited accuracy for male infertility potential determination. Current advances in the understanding of male infertility indicate that environmental and occupational exposure to chemical contaminants are important etiological factors leading to infertility problems. In this context, some heavy metals (HMs) can be considered as endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs), thus altering the seminal quality. This systematic review aims to summarize the key points to detect and quantify HMs in human seminal plasma (SP) and the involved analytical tools. Our results showed that that for HM quantification, atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) and inductively coupled plasma (

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Botella A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10145970 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature