Table 2.
Semen parameters at various time points (from baseline to > 5 years from the end of treatment) of the patients who we have available follow-up data
| T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T > 5 | p-value2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Sperm Number (x106/ejac.) | 309 ± 350.3 (150) | 300.0 ± NA (300.0) | 125.9 ± 196.1 (24) | 64.2 ± 93.3 (18) | 113.2 ± 96.3 (112) | 47 ± 26.9 (47) | 15 ± 18.2 (14) | 0.364 |
| Progressive Motility (%) | 39.2 ± 12.4 (40) | 55.0 ± NA (55.0) | 26.7 ± 25.2 (30) | 30 ± 22.9 (25) | 41.7 ± 18.9 (50) | 30 ± NA (30) | 14.2 ± 16.1 (15) | 0.056 |
| Abnormal forms (%) | 86.2 ± 8.4 (88) | 87.0 ± NA (87.0) | 94 ± 5.6 (93) | 82.0 ± 6.6 (83) | 87.3 ± 5 (88) | 90.5 ± 3.5 (90.5) | 96.0 ± 4.4 (97) | 0.116 |
1 Mean ± SD (Median)
2Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test; Fisher’s exact test