精子通过附睾时,发生形态及生理上的变化,从而获得其特有的活动及生育力。精子在附睾内成熟的过程易受化学物质变化的干扰,因此改变附睾的内在环境,可以使之成为不利于精子的成熟条件。附睾生理上的完整性,不仅与血液循环中的雄激素水平有关并且与睾丸液和精子的 Sperm through the epididymis, the occurrence of morphological and physiological changes in order to gain its unique activity and fertility. The process of sperm maturation in the epididymis is susceptible to changes in chemicals, so altering the inner environment of the epididymis can make it a hostile condition for sperm. The physiological integrity of the epididymis is related not only to androgen levels in the blood circulation but also to testicular fluid and sperm