Tratamiento con ácido fólico y zinc en hombres subfértiles: Servicio de Fertilidad. Maternidad "Concepción Palacios"

objective: to study the efect of folic acid and zinc based treatment in the sub-fertile patients, with diagnose of asthenozospermia, oligozoospermia y/o teratozoospermia. method: prospective and descriptive study. it was administered a treatment with folic acid (5 mg) and zinc (50 mg) on a daily basis, for a period of 90 days, to patients diagnosed with sperm？s overall movement, concentration and/or morphology alterations. setting: fertilty service. maternidad concepcion palacios. caracas. results: alter 90 days of treatment, the overall movement increased from 44.37 % to 55.2 % (p= 0,002). the normal form sperm went from 54.1 % to 55.46 % (p= 0,001). the abnormal form sperms diminished from 44.29 % to 44.25 % (p= 0,001). conclusion: the treatment with folic acid and zinc significantly improves the overall movement and morphology of sperm on the sub-fertile male patient.