Abstract: The content of trace elements in hair of 80 cases of sterilitas viriliswas determined with the ICAP-9000 emission spectrometer.It was foundthat there was no obvious difference in zinc content in hair neitherbetween the four kind of sterile male nor between the sterile male andfertile male.In this article the authors raised two questions fordiscussion:1)whether there is deficiency of zinc in the body of sterilemale,2)whether the zinc content in hair can reflect the zinc index inhuman bodies.