Table Ι.

Mean and standard deviation of sperm motility and morphology in groups

	Control (C)	40Sc/7D (sc 1)	200Sc/7D (Sc 2)	40Sc/35D (Sc 3)	200Sc/35D (Sc 4)	40Au/7D (Au 1)	200Au/7D (Au 2)	40Au/35D (Au 3)	200Au/35D (Au 4)	p-value
Total motility	30.81±5.49	38.63±5.83	21.49±6.70	27.62±7.41	23.75±7.87	22.12±6.65	26.13±10.75	18.37±6.75	15.94±6.39	0.000
Normal morphology	65.63±5.63	64.88±7.68	69.00±4.34	51.25±9.42	57.63±8.36	45.50±9.59	50.88±8.54	25.63±13.00	29.63±6.63	0.000

P<0.05 represents a significant difference between groups. All data are present as mean ±SD.

D: treatment days

Sc: sham group

Au: experimental group