Table 1.

Sperm analysis results for the DFS patients and control group

Sperm parameter	Patient number (n = 7)								Control group (n = 20)
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Volume (ml)	2.5	2	2.5	2.5	2	2.5	3.5	2.5 ± 0.5	3.20 ± 1.43
Sperm concentration (X106/ml)	0.26	8.6	47	3.1	48	3.16	12.2	17.47 ± 20.88	139 ± 59.95
Viability (%)	74	88	92	70	81	67	74	78.00 ± 9.32	83.00 ± 4.24
Progressive motility (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1.42 ± 3.77	55.51 ± 3.49
Abnormal forms (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100 ± 0.00	54.33 ± 10.65
Abnormal acrosome (%)	63	70	81	75	50	43	73	65 ± 13.89	15.67 ± 9.57
Microcephalic head (%)	50	62	68	53	51	47	20	50.14 ± 15.2	14.86 ± 12.37
Irregular head (%)	37	21	37	44	11	26	10	26.57 ± 13.35	8.00 ± 5.71
Tapered head (%)	13	4	6	4	24	19	27	21.71 ± 9.46	11.19 ± 11.94
Bent tail (%)	23	4	17	12	13	10	3	11.71 ± 7.01	9.00 ± 3.34
Short tail (%)	72	61	77	70	37	65	27	58.42 ± 18.97	1.86 ± 2.17
Multiple anomalies index	2.83	1.91	2.49	2.71	2.41	2.21	1.81	2.33 ± 0.38	1.41 ± 0.14