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. 2012 Jan 30;10:8. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-10-8

Table 2.

Total number of recovered spermatozoa (× 103) according to the side with or without ovarian follicle and according to the segment of the tube and treatment

LNG in the medium N Sperm count (Mean ± SEM) Range p-value
With ovarian follicle

Isthmus 0.26

Yes 6 2.5 ± 1.7 0-10

No 7 7.1 ± 2.6 0-15

Isthmus with Triton* 0.14

Yes 5 0.2 ± 0.2 0-1

No 6 2.3 ± 1.1 0-7

Ampulla 0.40

Yes 6 51.7 ± 23.7 0-130

No 7 22.9 ± 10.4 0-80

Ampulla with Triton* 1.00

Yes 5 8.8 ± 5.5 0-26

No 6 3.8 ± 2.0 0-12

Medium

Yes 6 67.5 ± 31.2 0-190 0.12

No 7 300.7 ± 152.6 30-1200

Without ovarian follicle

Isthmus 0.07

Yes 7 6.4 ± 2.8 0-20

No 6 0.0 0

Isthmus with Triton* 1.00

Yes 6 0.7 ± 0.3 0-2

No 5 0.8 ± 0.6 0-3

Ampulla 1.00

Yes 7 27.9 ± 8.7 0-65

No 6 45.8 ± 23.6 0-140

Ampulla with Triton* 0.52

Yes 6 5.2 ± 2.8 0-18

No 5 6.8 ± 6.6 0-33

Medium 0.68

Yes 7 280.0 ± 156.4 30-1200

No 6 120.8 ± 43.3 30-285

*The spermatozoa from the flushing with Triton were considered adhered to the Fallopian epithelium.

Medium: refers to the medium used in the experiments in which the tubes were immersed during incubation.