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Expert: Dr Alan Galbraith - 12/1/2008


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Dear Doctor,

Recently I did a fisrts semen test and that concluded:
volume:2.4 ml, count 26 milj /ml  10% abnormal forms.

Also sinds a year a am taking coversyl 4mg (perindopril) and Natrilix SR (indapamide 1.5mg)to lower my bloodpressure.

Is there any effect from these medicines that can cause to decrease my sperm count.

Thank you for your answers in advance.

regards
Eduard Louwe


Answer
Dear Eduard

Neither of these drugs have been reported to cause oligozoospermia. However, in Australia this would be considered to be normal. The lower figure here is less than 20 million and 40% are allowed to be abnormal. The volume is very slightly low but this depends upon frequency of ejaculation and I doubt would be of any consequence.

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Dr Alan Galbraith

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Dr Alan Galbraith

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I can answer most questions on most drugs. Answers can be given in either technical or layperson terminology. My main areas of interest are psychiatric, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular drugs.

Experience

I have been a university lecturer/head of department for almost thirty years, but am now retired. My research interests were alcohol, smoking and cardiovascular disease.

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Institute of Biology, London.


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Author of "Fundamentals of Pharmacology" 5th Edition published in November 2007 by Pearson Education, Australia.

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BSc(Hons);MSc;PhD;MIBiol; Cert Biol; HECert

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