5. STUDY ON PERSISTENCE OF SPERMATOZOA AND PROSTATIC ACID PHOSPHATASE IN HUMAN VAGINAL TRACT

Pramod Kumar Saini, Sanjeev Buri, Keshav Soni, Asmita Nayak

ABSTRACT

Background: The presence of spermatozoa and seminal fluid in the female genital tract after coitus is a matter of considerable academic and medicolegal importance. The aim of this study to evaluate the presence of spermatozoa and acid phosphatase in its various forms at various time intervals since intercourse in vaginal swabs taken from vaginal tract. Material & Methods: A Total 239 cases were studied, out of them 192 samples were collected from married women who were attending the Gynae OPD of SMS Hospital, Jaipur (Mahilla Chikitsalya) from June 2004 to July 2004 and subsequently 47 cases were studied at PBM Hospital, Bikaner, from March 2011 to May 2011 Total 239 cases were studied during this study. Results: The present study showed the maximum number of cases belonged to the age group of 20-30 yrs. (64.85%). Spermatozoa was detected in the husband’s age group of 20-30 yrs. The comparison between the spermatozoa detection and Acid Phosphatase Positivity, in 228 cases percentile positivity for spermatozoa and in 239 cases for percentile Acid Phosphatase Positivity vis-a–vis time since intercourse. Conclusion: The women having a history of adoption of contraceptive method (IUCD, OCP, Tubectomy) did not affect the presence of spermatozoa. Acid phosphatase was detected mostly when the women had a history of intercourse around the ovulation time.

Key-words: Spermatozoa, Acid phosphatase, Vaginal fluid, Semen examination.

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