Table 1.
Semen Characteristic | N | Fraction | Sperm count (Millions/ml) | Total motility (%) | Rapid Progressive (G3) motility (%) | Normal morphology (%) | TUNEL positive sperm (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normozoospermia | 11 | Unprocessed | 72.55 ± 11 | 61.09 ± 4.84 | 9.27 ± 3.24 | 39.91 ± 1.10 | 7.51 ± 2.29 |
Swim Up | 9.6 ± 1.46# | 78.91 ± 3.95‡ | 32.45 ± 3.62† | 33.73 ± 3.05 | 3.68 ± 0.94a | ||
Density Gradient | 5.58 ± 0.89 | 79.09 ± 3.46‡ | 28.09 ± 3.55† | 30.82 ± 0.77 | 3.08 ± 0.61a | ||
Swim up and Density Gradient | 4.78 ± 0.74 | 73.09 ± 4.76‡‼ | 30.82 ± 3.44† | 38.64 ± 1.36$ | 5.06 ± 1.61a | ||
Oligozoospermia | 20 | Unprocessed | 13.60 ± 0.84 | 39.5 ± 4.57 | 1.15 ± 0.55 | 16.55 ± 1.51 | 9.16 ± 2.03 |
Swim Up | 2.74 ± 0.23# | 58.35 ± 3.36‡¥ | 16.20 ± 2.38†* | 10.55 ± 1.47€ | 4.58 ± 1.43c | ||
Density Gradient | 0.53 ± 0.17 | 49.35 ± 3.31‡ | 10.65 ± 2.32† | 17.30 ± 0.86 | 3.73 ± 0.97c | ||
Swim up and Density Gradient | 0.51 ± 0.18 | 54.15 ± 3.94‡ | 11.70 ± 2.08† | 17.35 ± 1.16 | 5.61 ± 1.80 c | ||
Teratozoospermia | 20 | Unprocessed | 58.55 ± 6.16 | 45.70 ± 3.33 | 1.70 ± 0.85 | 17.10 ± 1.20 | 8.01 ± 1.39 |
Swim Up | 11.56 ± 2.25# | 63.35 ± 5.28‡¥ | 19.85 ± 3.14†* | 17.4 ± 1.79€ | 2.84 ± 0.86b | ||
Density Gradient | 4.90 ± 0.83 | 54.80 ± 4.24‡ | 12.95 ± 3.34† | 20.95 ± 1.75 | 3.64 ± 0.89c | ||
Swim up and Density Gradient | 5.62 ± 1.03 | 54.70 ± 4.58‡ | 16.20 ± 3.33† | 23.10 ± 1.83 | 3.61 ± 0.97 c |
#P < 0.001 compared to Density Gradient, Swim-up and Density Gradient; ‡P < 0.05 compared to unprocessed; ‼P < 0.05 compared to Swim-up and Density Gradient; ¥P < 0.05 compared to Density Gradient, Swim-up and Density Gradient; †P < 0.001 compared to unprocessed; *P < 0.05 compared to Density Gradient, Swim-up and Density Gradient; $P < 0.01 compared to Density Gradient; Swim-up
€P < 0.001 compared to Density Gradient; Swim-up and Density Gradient; aP < 0.05 compared to unprocessed; bP < 0.01 compared to unprocessed; cP < 0.001 compared to unprocessed