Table 1. Comparison between progressive motility and total motile sperm count before cryopreservation and after thawing in 589 semen samples from 543 patients with testicular cancer. |
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BeforeCryopreservation | AfterThawing | Reduction(%) | p value | |
Progressive motility* (%) | 40.6 ± 19.8 | 25.7 ± 17.2 | 37% | < 0.00001‡ |
Total Motile Sperm Count † (Millions/mL) | 12 (0-412.2) | 7 (0-303.9) | 32% | < 0.00001§ |
* Media ± SD, Student t test for comparison before and after † Median (ranges), Mann Whitney u test for comparison before and after ‡ p < 0.00001 (95% CI 12.82-16.98) § p < 0.00001 (95% CI 5.48-14.91) |