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. 2009 Jan 5;11(2):200–208. doi: 10.1038/aja.2008.4

Table 1. Association between sperm concentration and scrotal skin temperature before and after acupuncture treatment.

      Before acupuncture treatment
 After acupuncture treatment
Subgroup Patient Etiological profile Temp. category Scrotal skin temp. Androl. profile Sperm concentration per mL Temp. category Scrotal skin temp. Sperm concentration per mL Treatment success
A (n = 5) 1 hFSH N 30.25 AZO 0 N 30.23 0 NO
  2 hFSH N 30.47 AZO 0 N 30.17 0 NO
  3 hFSH N 30.00 AZO 0 N 30.05 0 NO
  4 hFSH N 30.33 AZO 0 N 30.35 0 NO
  5 hFSH N 30.44 AZO 0 N 30.42 0 NO
B (n = 17) 6 IN+hFSH H 30.58 AZO 0 H 30.69 0 NO
  7 hFSH H 31.30 AZO 0 H 30.76 0 NO
  8 hFSH H 31.15 AZO 0 H 31.02 0 NO
  9 IN+hFSH H 31.02 AZO 0 H 31.35 0 NO
  10 hFSH H 31.62 AZO 0 H 31.33 0 NO
  11 hFSH H 31.51 AZO 0 H 30.88 0 NO
  12 IN+V H 31.01 AZO 0 H 30.95 0 NO
  13 IN H 30.74 AZO 0 H 31.07 0 NO
  14 IN+V H 31.28 AZO 0 H 31.54 0 NO
  15 IN+V H 31.22 AZO 0 H 31.09 0 NO
  16 IN H 30.63 AZO 0 H 30.75 40* NO
  17 RA H 31.10 AZO 0 H 31.24 50* NO
  18 hFSH H 31.19 AZO 0 H 31.05 80* NO
  19 IN+V H 30.63 SO 2.5 × 106 H 30.66 2.3 × 106 NO
  20 V H 30.87 O 5 × 106 H 31.30 4.3 × 106 NO
  21 IN+V H 31.76 SO 0.7 × 106 H 31.65 4 × 106 NO
  22 IN+V H 31.54 O 7 × 106 H 31.06 0.8 × 106 NO
C (n = 17) 23 IN H 30.59 AZO 0 N 30.08 50MSOME NO
  24 IN H 30.75 O 8 × 106 N 29.22 8.7 × 106 NO
  25 IN H 30.62 AZO 0 N 29.67 180* Yes
  26 IN+V H 31.12 AZO 0 N 29.39 180* Yes
  27 IN H 30.73 AZO 0 N 29.50 350* Yes
  28 IN H 30.59 AZO 0 N 30.39 500* Yes
  29 IN+hFSH H 31.00 AZO 0 N 30.43 3 × 103 Yes
  30 IN+hFSH H 30.77 AZO 0 N 29.99 4 × 104 Yes
  31 IN H 30.86 AZO 50 N 30.45 3 × 106 Yes
  32 IN H 30.80 SO 1.2 × 106 N 29.72 48 × 106 Yes
  33 IN H 31.44 SO 1.3 × 106 N 30.41 28 × 106 Yes
  34 IN H 30.79 SO 1.4 × 106 N 30.12 9 × 106 Yes
  35 IN H 30.80 SO 2 × 106 N 29.89 5.2 × 106 Yes
  36 IN H 30.89 SO 2.1 × 106 N 29.81 10.0 × 106 Yes
  37 IN H 30.63 SO 3 × 106 N 29.24 15 × 106 Yes
  38 IN+V H 30.78 SO 4.5 × 106 N 29.86 12.2 × 106 Yes
  39 IN H 30.75 O 9.2 × 106 N 30.24 45.0 × 106 Yes

Abbreviations: AZO, azoospermia; H, high scrotal temperature; hFSH, high flooicle stimulating hormone level; IN, inflammation of the genital tract; MSOME, Motile Sperm Organelle Morphology Examination; N, normal scrotal temperature; O, oligozoospermia; R, radiation; SO, severe oligozoospermia; V, varicocele.

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Number of sperm cells per ejaculate observed by MSOME.