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. 2011 Oct-Dec;12(4):249–260.

Table 2.

Effects of artesunate administration on sperm parameters

Sperm parameters

Group Motility (%) Viability (%) Count (106/ml)
Control (5 days) 74.60±1.30 79.60±1.40 42.99±1.82
Artesunate (5 days) 60.80±1.16*** 63.00±1.89*** 39.94±3.19
Control (6 days) 81.40±1.86 85.80±1.80 48.04±0.92
Artesunate (6 weeks) 57.20±1.56*** 60.20±1.39*** 35.77±0.86***
Recovery 79.00±1.18††† 83.20±1.36††† 46.31±1.38†††
***

p <0.001(control vs. treated)

†††

p <0.001(recovery vs. treated)