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. 2012 Jul 2;2(4):e000990. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000990

Table 4.

Semen quality of partners of pregnant women (fertile men) and young men from the general population from the Copenhagen area in Denmark

Partners pregnant women (N=349)
General population
Total group (N=4867)
Subgroup (N=3921)
Mean (SD) Median (5–95) Mean (SD) Median (5–95) Mean (SD) Median (5–95)
Semen volume (ml) 3.8 (1.7) 3.6 (1.1–6.7) 3.4 (2.0) 3.2 (1.3–6.0) 3.4 (2.1) 3.2 (1.3–5.9)
Sperm concentration (million/ml) 77 (66) 61 (10–207) 60 (57) 45 (3–163) 61 (57) 47 (4–166)
Total sperm count (million) 276 (240) 215 (32–795) 193 (232) 143 (9–529) 197 (231) 146 (10–531)
Normal morphology (%) 9.3 (5.0) 8.5 (2.0–18.5) 7.1 (4.9) 6.5 (0.5–16.0) 7.2 (4.9) 6.5 (0.5–16)
Total normal spermatozoa (million) 30 (37) 18 (1–111) 16 (24) 8 (0–57) 17 (24) 9 (0.1–59)
Progressive motile (%) 51 (15) 52 (25–72) 57 (16) 60 (24–77) 57 (16) 60 (24–77)
Motile (%) 60 (12) 61 (40–79) 65 (15) 68 (35–83) 65 (15) 68 (37–83)

5–95: 5–95 percentile.

Subgroup: Men without adverse conditions ‘Been diagnosed as having…’, ‘Been treated for…’ or ‘Has…’ as described in table 1. Those that have caused a pregnancy are also included, irrespective of any adverse condition previously. See table 1 and text for further explanation.