Some immunological properties of female saliva and its effect on sperm motility

Abstract

In this study, we investigated pH, levels of IgA, IgG, IgM, lysozyme and spermagglutinating antibodies in human saliva of healthy women, with or without hormonal contraception (HC) and their effect on sperm motility.

Keywords

• human saliva
• immunoglobulins
• lysozyme
• pH
• sperm motility
• sperm antibodies