Table 1.

A comparison between Sperm parameters, fructose level, steroid hormones among infertile males with varicocele, without varicocele, and fertile.

Parameters	Fertile group	Infertile group		P-value
		Varicocele	Without varicocele
	No = 50	No. 68	No. 82
	Means ± SD	Means ± SD	Means ± SD
Volume (ml)	3.54 ± 1.77	4.06 ± 1.92	3.90 ± 2.26	n.s
Count 10(6)/ml	42.10 ± 22.3	55.03 ± 77.62	36.63 ± 49.29	n.s
Viscosity	0.16 ± 0.37	0.21 ± 0.41	0.20 ± 0.46	n.s
Morphology
Normal shape	8.12 ± 8.75	6.91 ± 6.58	7.46 ± 7.92	*
Slightly abnormal	16.48 ± 12.09	21.35 ± 11.09	17.63 ± 1284	*
Coiled	19.20 ± 17.96	13.71 ± 10.53	7.93 ± 7.65	*
Severe abnormal	56.28 ± 20.24	52.15 ± 20.79	53.36 ± 27.25	n.s
Motility
Active progressive	8.52 ± 14.09	5.26 ± 13.28	3.05 ± 7.50	*
Weak progressive	12.76 ± 11.17	8.82 ± 12.67	7.88 ± 10.41	*
Sluggish	28.56 ± 1 17.02	35.71 ± 1 21.94	34.71 ± 1 26.54	n.s
Immotile	50.48 ± 19.36	44.56 ± 23.55	40.26 ± 28.29	n.s
Viability	50.48 ± 19.36	44.56 ± 23.55	40.26 ± 28.29	*
Fructose mg/dl	332.08 ± 172.43	359.65 ± 220.64	315.66 ± 118.49	n.s
Testosterone ng/dl	367.5 ± 21.8	380.74 ± 24.331	365.9 ± 16.55	*
Progesterone ng/ml	0.357 ± 0.0306	0.325 ± 0.243	0.341 ± 0.022	n.s

*P ≤  .05 (Significant)

n.s (Non-Significant)