. 2012 Dec 17;6(3):165–174.

Table 1.

Comparison of sperm parameters and chromatin packaging before and after surgery, before surgery in partner of pregnant and non-pregnant groups, and after surgery in partner of pregnant and non-pregnant groups


Total population	Before surgery		After surgery

Sperm count (10⁶/ejaculate)	97.85 ± 9.5 ^a		170.54 ± 11.32 ^a
Sperm count (10⁶/ejaculate)	P = 110.85 ± 12.5	NP = 85.66 ± 12.25	P = 172.86 ± 14.86	NP = 162.31 ± 17.66
Sperm motility (%)	46.91 ± 1.37 b		53.07 ± 1.29 b
Sperm motility (%)	P = 47.66 ± 1.62	NP = 45.97 ± 2.36	P = 53.83 ± 1.7	NP = 52.09 ± 2.00
Normal morphology (%)	15.72 ± 0.85 ^c		21.63 ± 0.88 ^c
Normal morphology (%)	P = 16.02 ± 1.06	NP = 15.04 ± 1.35	P=22.41 ± 1.14	NP = 21.5 ± 1.39
CMA3 positivity (%)	53.51 ± 1.32 ^d		42.20 ± 1.34 ^d
CMA3 positivity (%)	P = 54.85 ± 1.52	NP = 51.87 ± 2.25	P = 41.28 ± 1.62	NP = 43.35 ± 2.22

P; Pregnant and NP; Non-pregnant.

Common letters are significantly different at p<0.05.