| Table 1. Microscopic semen parameters, infertile vs. fertile couples*. | |||
| Parameter | Mean value ± SEM (infertile couples) n=50 |
Mean value ± SEM (fertile couples) n=10 |
p-value (t-test, Mann-Whitney) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sperm concentration (M/mL) | 30.80±5.43 | 53.25±14.8 | 0.0734 |
| Sperm count (M/sample) | 72.31±10.08 | 89.43±19.46 | 0.0989 |
| Progressive motility (%) | 39.19±3.39 | 48.07±5.037 | 0.1812 |
| Total motility (%) | 54.05±3.55 | 65.02±6.299 | 0.052 |
| Total motile sperm count (TMSC) (M/sample) | 34.60±6.11 | 56.81±16.93 | 0.1550 |
| VCL (µm/s) | 45.60±1.795 | 51.28±3.608 | 0.0479 |
| VSL (µm/s) | 21.34±0.8431 | 25.71±2.013 | 0.0398 |
| VAP (µm/s) | 29.30±1.015 | 34.17±1.988 | 0.0330 |
| LIN (%) | 47.55±1.682 | 49.12±1.966 | 0.4248 |
| STR (%) | 67.76±1.38 | 71.44±2.112 | 0.3479 |
| WOB (%) | 64.95±1.704 | 66.53±1.174 | 0.4606 |
| ALH (µm) | 2.159±0.088 | 2.456±0.146 | 0.0500 |
| BCF (Hz) | 6.278±0.1861 | 7.344±0.367 | 0.0197 |
| Mucus penetration (%) | 16.66±1.744 | 26.17±2.763 | 0.0008 |
| Round cell (M/mL) | 0.5667±0.0648 | 0.511±0.134 | 0.0784 |
| Morphologically normal spermatozoa (%) | 11.14±1.33 | 17.67±2.360 | 0.0498 |
| Teratozoospermia index | 1.561±0.034 | 1.484±0.055 | 0.2573 |
| Sperm deformity index | 1.841±0.062 | 1.703±0.105 | 0.1376 |
| Head deformity (%) | 79.64±2.109 | 70.29±4.079 | 0.0097 |
| Neck and midpiece deformity (%) | 46.99±2.086 | 39.65±2.585 | 0.0491 |
| Tail deformity (%) | 6.146±1.26 | 8.456±1.27 | 0.0431 |
| Excess residual cytoplasm (%) | 7.951±1.066 | 5.954±1.838 | 0.3044 |
| Normal acrosome (%) | 61.16±3.1 | 63.43±6.795 | 0.3915 |
| Abnormal acrosome (%) | 39.26±3.052 | 36.57±6.395 | 0.3648 |
*Values are represented as mean value ± Standard Error of the Mean (SEM)
p≤0.05 - statistically significant.