Table I.
Number of men in the source and study population, for each sperm parameter analysis and each ART technique, with age distribution
| Samples | Source populationa (N = 154 712) |
Study populationb (N = 26 609) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Concentration | Motility | Morphology | Concentration | Motility | Morphology |
| Complete attemptsc | 121 702 | 120 635 | 59 457 | 21 055 | 21 102 | 11 416 |
| IVF (%) | 73.9 | 74.3 | 77.4 | 94.6 | 94.7 | 95.5 |
| ICSI (%) | 26.1 | 25.7 | 22.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| Age average; percentile 25; median; percentile 75 | 35.2; 31; 34; 38 | 35.2; 31; 34; 39 | ||||
aMen involved in couples undergoing their first ART cycle, registered in the Fivnat database, using freshly ejaculated semen.
bPartners of women with both tubes absent or blocked.
cAge, technique, date and infertility factor completed.